If They Can Arrest Don Lemon For Something As Simple As Breaking The Law, Imagine What They Can Do To You

America woke up this morning to the chilling news that journalist Don Lemon had been arrested by the Department of Justice, sending a terrifying message that if you break the law, you too might also be arrested and face the strong arm of totalitarianism.

If they can come for someone as legitimate and professional as the revered Don Lemon, a man who is both gay and black, just imagine what they can do to you if you break the law. Arrest? Due process? A fair trial? These are all signs of an authoritarian regime running unchecked into fascism.

Lemon was clearly exercising his First Amendment rights when he burst into a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, last week and yelled at worshippers despite being asked to leave. We all know the First Amendment supersedes trespassing laws and the FACE Act, and if Lemon can get arrested for something as simple as breaking multiple laws, imagine what the authorities can do to you if you do something similar.

So be on the lookout, because the only thing that was standing between your law-breaking activities and being held accountable was Mr. Don Lemon. Now he's out of the way. They're coming for you next.

If you break the law.

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wunderluv · 56-60, M

The last time I checked arrest is the natural consequence of breaking the law.. it’s in the word “arrest” which means to stop someone .. DUH!! lol
Basic language comprehension would be helpful for you .. maybe a grade 4 vocabulary refresher would help? But not if you’re willfully ignorant.. sadly, nuthin’ can cure that. 🙄

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@wunderluv But also many are arrested who are later found not have broken the law...they are found not guilty. An arrest does not equate to guilt.

wunderluv · 56-60, M

@FreddieUK but arrest at least normally is based on some sort of evidence for probable cause and not guilty sometimes means that various factors made for a weak case that on balance doesn’t lead to a successful conviction. Like other people being involved in the incident etc

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@wunderluv One always hopes that it's not a whim of someone who doesn't like the arrestee, but you are right, the arresting authority should have good evidence before acting. The trouble is, often we are making our personal judgements on partial evidence and without legal training.

wunderluv · 56-60, M

@FreddieUK arrests are sometimes made in order to cool a heated situation like one that can lead to a violent event before an agitated individual actually crosses serious llegal lines and I see this as justified as harm reduction so that a person doesn’t ruin their whole life over a moment in time. So in effect the officer is doing such a person a favor by arresting them and letting the courts or other intervening prosecutor review to dismiss them from custody

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@wunderluv I have seen that happen and I agree, that is a helpful thing. However, the police in the UK can be sued for unlawful arrest so they will need some law to support the arrest, perhaps something like causing a breech of the peace. They don't have to proceed to prosecution.