My friend got arrested!

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:20 am

My friend Chris Rockwell is a public performer who does a combination of poetry and rap. We were at Seaside Heights and he busted one of rhymes and a crowd started to form. Five cops came over and forced him to stop what he was doing and made him leave the boardwalk. The reason for taking him off the boardwalk was for being a "public nuisance"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iPC2pWBPtY

The cops threatened to take away my camera, but thankfully I still have it. What a night that was. Believe me, there are a lot of other performers that do far worse things than this. Whatever happened to freedom of speech?

HazmatB · Post by **HazmatB** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:37 am

Fascists

Negative_Creep · Post by **Negative_Creep** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:57 am

Freedom of Speech would cause violence and fights.

cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:57 am

This will probably get too political but oh well.

He wasn't doing anything wrong, just performing for some people outside and it didn't look like he was making anyone angry or upset. As well as the fact that he was being decently quiet; it's not like he was using a megaphone or anything. Sometimes cops just need to let things go and worry about other problems.

ghosstt · Post by **ghosstt** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:04 pm

ooo seaside heights. Love that place

Sucks for your friend though.

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