Agree that council acted stupidly. Their egos were under attack, but that’s part of public service. Problem could have been resilved by recognizing all speakers for two minutes, then extending time as needed if the body so decides.
As far as sustaining a charge of kidnapping, that would not fly. False arrest possible, but generally, kidnapping occurs when a person, without lawful authority, physically asports (i.e., moves) another person without that other person’s consent, with the intent to use the abduction in connection with some other nefarious objective. Under the Model Penal Code (a set of exemplary criminal rules fashioned by the American Law Institute), kidnapping occurs when any person is unlawfully and non-consensually asported and held for certain purposes. These purposes include gaining a ransom or reward; facilitating the commission of a felony or a flight after the commission of a felony; terrorizing or inflicting bodily injury on the victim or a third person; and interfering with a governmental or political function.
Could not kidnapping because she was not being held for a
nefarious objective. False arrest as a civil matter is a possibility.
Hmmmm. That could be made to apply to a school bus.
False arrest and Deprivation of civil Rights under color of law. Especially since the Mayor was sitting right there telling them to leave her alone.
Legally, Kidnapping does not require the person be held for nefarious purposes just any purpose (like preventing them from speaking at a town meeting). False arrest is another obvious charge as is deprivation of rights under the color of law, and assault and battery.