Thanks to testimony from three experienced cops, it finally dawns on Lawrence Auster that it’s not illegal to yell at a police officer.

He blames this wretched situation on the incorporation of the First Amendment. I’m not familiar with the court decisions and statutes that protect (or at least fail to forbid) rudeness to cops, but I would guess that at least some of them stem from state constitutions.

By the way, here’s a classic video of an irate citizen that’s sometimes shown in police training. It’s not safe for work (lots of foul language).