Reply #37: Don't give me "should." It is not against the law to behave like a rich/important ass.

[MADem]

It's a point I keep repeating, that keeps wooshing over your head, for some odd reason.

Police who arrest people for "being an ass" would be awfully busy if that were a law on the books.

This is an OLD man, on a cane, in his home--that they knew was his home, and he gave them his Harvard ID with his picture on it, that proved who he was.

Go back and actually read what I have written. Of COURSE it's a "better idea" to not give them a measure of shit, but there's no law against it.

They should have said "Have a nice night, Professor--sorry to have troubled you, but we got a report that someone had broken in to your house. Can we help you shove that door shut until the maintenance people get here?" Instead, they arrested the guy. Now, they've released him and they're going to get to spend half of the long hot summer learning how not to talk to people.

And the idiot who ordered the arrest? He's probably already had his "talking to," and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a few more from higher ups before this is all water under the bridge.