US man arrested while filming Home Depot Ice raid sues government for $1m
www.theguardian.com
Photographer Job Garcia, a US citizen, seeks recompense after reportedly being tackled and thrown to the ground
  • JTskulk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    10 months ago

    Verbal harassment isn’t a thing. You can legally tell a cop to fuck off while flipping them off. The only kind of speech that isn’t allowed is “fighting words” or calls to violence.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.cadeleted by creatorEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      To a cop, hearing “fuck off” and being flipped off is fighting words.

      • JTskulk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        And they’ll arrest you, the charges will be dropped, then you’ll sue and win a bunch of money.

        • OutlierBlue@lemmy.cadeleted by creatorEnglish
          10·
          10 months ago

          In a functioning legal system, yes. The US doesn’t have one of those.