Should people who celebrate Obama's nomination excessively be arrested ?

Question

According to NBC5 News:

Police Arrest Possibly Drunken Man Celebrating Obama

September 1, 2008

CHICAGO -- A man who may have been intoxicated was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct early Monday after he was seen jumping up and down on the top of a car, celebrating Barack Obama's recent nomination for president.

Several college students observed the man jump up and down for "quite a few minutes'' on top of a car about 1:30 a.m.near the intersection of Congress Parkway and South State Street, according to a Central District police lieutenant

The students told police he was chanting about Obama and celebrating the U.S. senator from Illinois' formal acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president

http://www.nbc5.com/news/17358055/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news

Answer 1

He was disrupting public peace. I don't think jumping on a car is an acceptable way of celebrating.

Answer 2

Was it his car or someone else's?  If someone jumped on my car I'd be PO'd!

Answer 3

roflmao. Oh my god, I haven't laughed this hard in months.Thanks for posting!

I agree.

Answer 4

Uhmmm.....sounds to be like he was arrested for a P.I.

Answer 5

You can get arrested for public intoxication.

Answer 6

No, but if your jumping on top of my car then yes.

Answer 7

You can be happy and celebrate Obama's nomination...but getting publicly drunk and jumping on cars is a bit much.

Answer 8

zzzz.....

Gee, maybe if they disobey the law, they should be.

Ya think?

Answer 9

Yes, definitely.