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American freedom of speech! You're free to speak unless you're critical of data centers and you talk for longer than 3 minutes. In that case - you get arrested and taken away in cuffs. (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 months ago by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] spectre@hexbear.net 43 points 3 months ago

They usually go for "disorderly conduct" (you had a feeling about the situation at hand) or "obstruction of justice" (you didn't let me do whatever I wanted) if they want to take someone away for bs reasons (even if the charges are dropped next week).

Technically trespassing requires a verbal warning at which time you're allowed to leave freely before they arrest you.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

Technically trespassing requires a verbal warning at which time you're allowed to leave freely before they arrest you.

Somebody must've said "Stop talking," to the guy before they called the pigs in.

[-] VILenin@hexbear.net 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In the end it doesn’t really matter whether or not they did it by the book. Contrary to what procedures-fetishist liberals believe, whether or not this is valid is either up to the politics of the judge or twelve of the most paranoid nimbys the prosecutor can suss out who will see the word “trespassing” and immediately vote to convict