There are laws against streaking. Non against swimming in the OH. You're reaching with that one.

Nope, no reach at all. There are laws against both streaking, and what this guy did.

I couldn't fin Kentucky's, but I found this from Ohio's Law's, Acts & Legislation.

 

 

Under continuing law, a person is guilty of inducing panic if the person violates the following prohibition under R.C. 2917.31:

 

(A) No person shall cause the evacuation of any public place, or otherwise cause serious public inconvenience or alarm, by doing any of the following:

 

(1) Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that such report or warning is false;

 

(2) Threatening to commit any offense of violence;

 

(3) Committing any offense, with reckless disregard of the likelihood that its commission will cause serious public inconvenience or alarm.

 

Generally, inducing panic is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (R.C. 2917.31©(2).)

 

So if Ky is anything like this, he may very well have broken a law.

I couldn't fin Kentucky's, but I found this from Ohio's Law's, Acts & Legislation.

 

 

Under continuing law, a person is guilty of inducing panic if the person violates the following prohibition under R.C. 2917.31:

 

(A) No person shall cause the evacuation of any public place, or otherwise cause serious public inconvenience or alarm, by doing any of the following:

 

(1) Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that such report or warning is false;

 

(2) Threatening to commit any offense of violence;

 

(3) Committing any offense, with reckless disregard of the likelihood that its commission will cause serious public inconvenience or alarm.

 

Generally, inducing panic is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (R.C. 2917.31©(2).)

 

So if Ky is anything like this, he may very well have broken a law.

 

I question that what he did caused "serious public inconvenience or alarm".

Nope, no reach at all. There are laws against both streaking, and what this guy did.

I'd like to here the 911 call. If the caller said someone is doing the backstroke in the river, response should have never been dispatched.

I question that what he did caused "serious public inconvenience or alarm".

Makes no difference to me one way or the other, just pointing it out. I assume a judge will determine that.

Makes no difference to me one way or the other, just pointing it out. I assume a judge will determine that.

 

Now the cost and time of court. Ridiculous

Now the cost and time of court. Ridiculous

Yep. Ridiculous that the guy didn't consider that.

Yep. Ridiculous that the guy didn't consider that.

 

No the cops when it gets thrown out.

Do we know what degree of disorderly got charged?

Now the cost and time of court. Ridiculous

Hey, if the law is on the books, what are you going to do? Apparently the officer felt he broke the law, so he did what he felt he needed to. It's not for you or I to decide.

Hey, if the law is on the books, what are you going to do? Apparently the officer felt he broke the law, so he did what he felt he needed to. It's not for you or I to decide.

 

You're right about that. You can really get arrested at anytime at the whim of an officer. I know a guy that recently got charged with 2nd degree disorderley and leaving an unattended vehicle running. Had to get a lawyer, go to court twice, missing work on one of those occasions, to have it all dropped. Why? The officer asked this guy to exit his vehicle. Not telling him to turn it off and didn't "like" how he got out. This stuff happens all the time.

You're right about that. You can really get arrested at anytime at the whim of an officer. I know a guy that recently got charged with 2nd degree disorderley and leaving an unattended vehicle running. Had to get a lawyer, go to court twice, missing work on one of those occasions, to have it all dropped. Why? The officer asked this guy to exit his vehicle. Not telling him to turn it off and didn't "like" how he got out. This stuff happens all the time.

Oh, I know that there is no shortage of cops that let the badge go to their head. I don't know if this is one of those cases or not.

Oh, I know that there is no shortage of cops that let the badge go to their head. I don't know if this is one of those cases or not.

 

I'd say they are few and far between.

On the news last night, they interviewed a kid that called the police. He said he was walking across the bridge and looked down, and saw a guy doing the backstroke in the river, so he called the police.

 

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

Let's set police officers up at the end of the pool during the Olympics. I feel even stronger now that the man did nothing wrong besides be a moron.

I'd say they are few and far between.

Jerk cops?