People arrested for dancing at the Jefferson Memorial... is this real?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jUU3yCy3uI

Is this for real?

No honestly I think that was fake. :D

You can arrest people for dancing, but you can't do anything about the Westboro Baptist Church. Good job America!

Unless there is a law in the memorial... thats pretty shameful DivergeUnify

[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"]Unless there is a law in the memorial... thats pretty shameful BMD004

Petty indeed

You can arrest people for dancing, but you can't do anything about the Westboro Baptist Church. Good job America!

agpickle

You can arrest people for dancing, but you can't do anything about the Westboro Baptist Church.

agpickle

looked real. pretty stupid though. gotta say that i don't know the laws of the jefferson memorial, but i doubt there's a rule against no dancing.

They sought out to be arrested, they got what they wanted. Nobody will remember this in a week. Move on to the next story of a teenager or hippy getting body slammed by a cop. It's a neverending cycle, and nothing ever changes or comes out of it when it does occur. Don't mess with the police and they won't mess with you, it is that simple. Unless your black. :roll:

You can arrest people for dancing, but you can't do anything about the Westboro Baptist Church. Good job America!

agpickle

After the first guy was arrested. It was a bad idea for those other clowns to start dancing. What did they think the cops were going to do? NOT arrest them?

It was pretty ridiculous for them to be arrested in the first place. I mean they were slow dancing. It's not like they were break dancing or something.

After the first guy was arrested. It was a bad idea for those other clowns to start dancing. What did they think the cops were going to do? NOT arrest them?

TheHighWind

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave. Seajack

I can only imagine what would happen if breakdancers started a session in there :twisted:

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave. Seajack

Theokhoth

Memorials are to be treated as a grave. A place for remembering someone who did something great, and made a difference. Have you ever visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Same deal. You really shouldn't even be talking. Someone, maybe your parents, or your teachers, have failed to teach you, and many others that

[QUOTE="Seajack"]It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave. BranKetra

I don't think your friend was the founding father of a great nation though, now were they?

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="Seajack"]It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave. Seajack

If the WBC can protest funerals while yelling obscenities I don't see why people can't dance at the Jefferson memorial unless there's some law against it.Moriarity_

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college dumbasses. They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

Seajack

[QUOTE="Moriarity_"]If the WBC can protest funerals while yelling obscenities I don't see why people can't dance at the Jefferson memorial unless there's some law against it.DroidPhysX

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college dumbasses. They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

Seajack

Seems to be a bit rude, but illegal?

[QUOTE="Seajack"]

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college dumbasses. They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

BMD004

[QUOTE="needled24-7"]

[QUOTE="Seajack"]

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college . They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

Seajack

Because it's defeating the purpose of the memorial, and it's rude. The issue isn't necessarily legality, but principal. That's what you kids don't get. And instead of being respectful of the officers, they decided to be dicks and disregard them.

Memorials are to be treated as a grave. A place for remembering someone who did something great, and made a difference. Have you ever visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Same deal. You really shouldn't even be talking. Someone, maybe your parents, or your teachers, have failed to teach you, and many others that

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

[QUOTE="Seajack"]It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave. Seajack

I don't think your friend was the founding father of a great nation though, now were they?

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college dumbasses. They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

Seajack

[QUOTE="Seajack"]

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college dumbasses. They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

Stinger78

Because it's defeating the purpose of the memorial, and it's rude. The issue isn't necessarily legality, but principal. That's what you kids don't get. And instead of being respectful of the officers, they decided to be dicks and disregard them.

Memorials are to be treated as a grave. A place for remembering someone who did something great, and made a difference. Have you ever visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Same deal. You really shouldn't even be talking. Someone, maybe your parents, or your teachers, have failed to teach you, and many others that

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

[QUOTE="Seajack"]It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave. Seajack

I don't think your friend was the founding father of a great nation though, now were they?

Basically, you're saying that the more important a person is, the more respect you should show towards them? That makes sense. It also makes sense that they demonstrated at Thomas Jefferson's memorial, since he was so important to the U.S.

If the rules say that it can't be done inside, it's one thing.

Well that seemed a bit excessive.

BranKetra

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]Seajack

It's only a big deal because the cops were there.

If the cops weren't there and the people continued to dance, no one would of cared that they were dancing there.

[QUOTE="needled24-7"]

[QUOTE="Seajack"]

It's supposed to be a soloemn place for quiet reflection. Not a goddamn party place. You don't dance on someone's grave.

Seems like a bunch of college dumbasses. They had hats on in the memorial, totally disrespectful.

Typical kids with no respect. That's why I hate most of you on here.

Seajack

and yes, you do need to get over yourself

There's gotta' be more to this.

Well, the officer said there was a rule against dancing. If this is true, then I have nothing against what they did. They politely asked the people to leave, but quite frankly they started acting as douchebags. They were obviously trying to be arrested and incite excessive force from the police. And if there is such a rule, then these people can appeal it in court and get it overturned and proceed to dance on a memorial if they want.

Now if the officer was lying about the rule, then he certainly deserves to be punished. Still, I don't care that these people were arrested. Even though it is not illegal, I consider it disrespectful in principle, and they were clearly trying to get arrested.

EDIT: Well, my suspicions were true, and this video did not tell the whole story. The protest was about a federal court decision that banned dancing at Jefferson Memorial. They were warned beforehand by the Park Service that they would not give any warnings and arrest them on the spot (and the officer in the video actually did warn them). So my case rests - they went there to be arrested, and they were arrested. I'm fine with it.

Well, the officer said there was a rule against dancing. If this is true, then I have nothing against what they did.stanleycup98

they went there to be arrested, and they were arrested. I'm fine with it.

stanleycup98

It's a shame that some people will just go along with whatever the govenment tells them to without any hesitation or resistance.

Ah so there was a decision of banning dancing at the Jefferson Memorial and that why these people were there.A bit silly but I am with the officers then especially since the some of the prosters were really pushing the officers' buttons.