Generally speaking I have never seen anyone get arrested for dancing. At Grand Central station, there is public dancing almost every month if not every week, during the summer. The cops come watch and when it is over, they make everyone disperse and that's the end of it.
Even Pants less day that happens every year at Union station/park hasn't gotten anyone arrested as far as I know. If the police say put on your pants they put it on and that's the end of it. Until the police and gone then the pants come off again ( this takes place in the middle of winter, crazy yes, entertaining yes, sane no.)
The fact of the matter is these guys were looking for attention and wanted to show they are above the law, well they aren't. The screwed it up for everyone that was visiting the memorial that day seeing as how it had to be vacated until the idiotic culprits were in proper custody for their own safety as well as the safety of others seeing as how they can't even comprehend simple English. Freedom of expression is good and all but what make your right to express yourself any more important than the rights of people that came to visit the memorial?
They didn't want to protest, they wanted to show they can do whatever they wanted. I have seen protests, even been a part of a few. But this was just a blatant display of idiotic behavior. Did the police use excessive force, it was harsh but mandated because of resistance to being arrested.
p.s. why was there a guys with a studio camera over there? where is the shots of what they were doing before? What were they doing that not only mandated memorial security to gather but also bike cops?
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