[Carling]

If she was talking to loudly on the phone and disturbing others, he had a duty to tell her to tone it down.

Wrong. Call me crazy, but I'm a believer in the 1st Amendment. I don't want the cops being able to dictate my actions (IF NOT CRIMINAL) because they happen to have an admitted bias against cell phones.

The officer was wrong, he abused his power, and he should be disciplined. Let's leave the thought governmental thought control to the left, huh?

[Sthitch]

1st Amendment? It gives you the right to say what you wish, but does not give you license to force people to listen to you. Does your interpretation mean that if I feel like it I can drive down a residential street at 4:00 am honking my horn for no apparent reason? Isn't my horn simply an extension of my voice? Then again you could say that it is amplified, sure, then can I walk down that same street and yell at the top of my lungs at the same hour? No you can't, why? I am also trying to come to grips with the idea of someone being told to keep it down as being some sort of thought control. As to the bias against cell phones, if you yell while not on a cell phone in the Metro they will tell you to keep it down.

[DSBull]

It wasn't the Cell phone it was this womans yelling into the phone. Your first amendement rights only extend out to a point and don't give you the right to violate my right to sit there in peace without you yelling. There are laws in every town about disturbing the peace. Ok, I couldn't resist, your crazy... ;>)