Nope. She could not have been ticketed. She did not have "attitude".
The cop HAD to arrest her, he had no discretion. All minors had to be arrested for any violation of the eating ordinance. On 7/21/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the scenario presented below, the girl wasn't arrested for talking back, > she was arrested for eating on the train. She could have been fined, but > her bad attitude provoked the cop into arresting her as opposed to ticketing > her, both legal maneuvers. > > > Matthew Small > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:52 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Roberts quotes on abortion > > As far as I can see its similar to yelling fire in a theater or > preaching sedition or treason. > > Are those free speech issues? Speech isn't necessarily free, the > SCOTUS has laid out the difference between speech and speech protected > by the constitution. > > larry > > On 7/21/05, loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where is that difference laid out in the constitution? > > > > I mean it's not screaming fire right? Or are we going to say it's because > > it's obscene? > > > > Tim > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:41 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Roberts quotes on abortion > > > > > > > > > I think there's a difference between f**k you pig and I demand my > rights. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > On 7/21/05, loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Why is talking back to a cop a crime? Seems we have a first > > > amendment here. > > > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: SStewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:38 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: RE: Roberts quotes on abortion > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't help but feeling like there were extenuating > > > > > circumstances here, some thing like this. > > > > > > > > > > Officer: Miss, you can't eat in the metro > > > > > 12 year old: So? > > > > > Officer: It's illegal > > > > > 12 year old: You're not my father, I can do what I want > > > > > Officer: Miss throw away the fries, and get on the train > > > > > 12 Year Old: No, fuck you, leave me alone > > > > > > > > > > escalates from here..... > > > > > > > > > > at this point she's committed two crimes in DC > > > > > > > > > > 1) Eating on the metro > > > > > 2) talking back to an officer > > > > > > > > > > I really don't think he just walked up to her and arrested her on > > > > > the spot. > > > > > > > > > > A fine may or may not work, it doesn't drive the point home. > > > > > Because the minor has no financial responsibility for it. If you > > > > > take her into custody, and detain her until her parents show up > > > > > it makes the point. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott A. Stewart, > > > > > Web Application Developer > > > > > > > > > > Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) > > > > > 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 > > > > > Chantilly, VA 20151 > > > > > Phone: (703) 995-1737 > > > > > Fax: (703) 834-5527 > > > > > > > > > > "Many thousands of years ago, a blue faced Pict stepped on a > > > > > bloated sheep carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" > > > > > > > > > > .... the Scottish Rogues > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 05:26 pm > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Roberts quotes on abortion > > > > > Importance: Low > > > > > > > > > > fine would work. Parents are responsible for the liabilities > > > of a minor. > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/52 - Release Date: > > > 07/19/2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165760 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
