Adventures in Mamboland
"Jazz Fish, a saxophone playing wanderer, finds himself in Mamboland at a critical phase in his life." --Howie Green, on his book Jazz Fish Zen
Yeah. That sounds about right.
Yeah. That sounds about right.
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Date: 2004-02-19 08:22 am (UTC)I think this is one of those few times where I agree with Rob. The officers received a complaint and came to the scene to investigate. It looks to me that the officers remained calm and only "arrested" the man because he demanded to be arrested rather than cooperating. This is a situation that could have easily turned violent (by either side) but did not. (And what was that girl thinking charging a police officer - she's just lucky she wasn't shot).
It is healthy to have a rational fear of government, but the proposition presented by "Papers Please" approaches paranoia. I wonder how long it will be until someone attempts to tie this incident to the Patriot Act. 8-)
That said, as for the Mayor of SF, more power to him :) At best he's legally right. At worst he's engaging in Civil Disobedience.
I wonder if you would you have said the same about Judge Roy Moore (http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_41792.asp). I suspect not.