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Regarding the Gates matter:
Duran v. City of Douglas, 904 F.2d 1372 (9th Cir. 1990)
""[T]he First Amendment protects a significant amount of verbal criticism and challenge directed at police officers." Hill, 482 U.S. at 461, 107 S.Ct. at 2509. The freedom of individuals to oppose or challenge police action verbally without thereby risking arrest is one important characteristic by which we distinguish ourselves from a police state. Id. at 462-63, 107 S.Ct. at 2510. Thus, while police, no less than anyone else, may resent having obscene words and gestures directed at them, they may not exercise the awesome power at their disposal to punish individuals for conduct that is not merely lawful, but protected by the First Amendment."
- can't argue w/that... plus once the guy cop had the info he was Gates... should have been the end. in one ear - out the other!PonyBoy