Mocking the police is not a crime

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Last April, a federal appeals court said a man could not sue police officers who had arrested him for making fun of them, because the officers could have reasonably thought that their petty vendetta was consistent with the First Amendment.
59% :The court initially recognized that "the First Amendment does not depend on whether everyone is in on the joke."
52% : Even if a few especially credulous or inattentive people were fooled, the Institute for Justice notes in its petition asking the Supreme Court to review the 6th Circuit's decision, that would not matter under the First Amendment.

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