On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 08:01:48PM +1300, David Mann wrote: > On Dec 18, 2009, at 2:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: > > > I don't blame you for leaving and not confronting the Mall Cop. The > > downside of being arrested (even if no charges are laid) kind of > > sucks. And, as we've heard earlier in this thread (and in other > > stories), even if the "real" police realize that taking pix of kiddies > > is quite legal, if you argue with them, some police are quick to lay > > the ubiquitous "obstruct justice", "assault officer" or "resist > > arrest" charges. > > How can you be charged with resisting arrest if they weren't already > arresting you for something else?
That would, I agree, be sensible. But that's not how US law works. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
