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MedicSBK t1_itl5put wrote

Reply to comment by FrankGrimesApartment in Police had incident free night after Phillies won NL pennant by ColdJay64

I'm going to guess that the crowd probably didn't try to interfere with the arrest and the guy went willingly?

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FrankGrimesApartment t1_itl5url wrote

For the most part. Crowd chanted asshole to the cops but otherwise let them do their job.

The cops also tried to be proactive and warn anyone making that first attempt to climb that theyd get arresteddetained...but they couldnt catch them all.

One climber claimed it was his constitutional right and that once he got on the pole the cop wasn't legally allowed to touch him. I think that might have been the highlight of my night.

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malogan82 t1_itlbw6j wrote

>One climber claimed it was his constitutional right and that once he got on the pole the cop wasn't legally allowed to touch him.

Yes, I believe that was established in the landmark Supreme Court case, In re: Base!, in which the Court overturned a prior matter involving immunity from prosecution.

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Hib3rnian t1_itldvhh wrote

I believe this is also the case for games of Freedom (aka Jailbreak). Essentially "Safe on or touching base, from any type of capture or detention"

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Aromat_Junkie t1_itle3z9 wrote

A common mistake, but the actual caselaw refers to "The Floor Is Lava", not Jailbreak. As long as the defendant kept his feet on the pole and off the ground, he's legally untouchable.

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douglas_in_philly t1_itmwsie wrote

I'M A SOVEREIGN CITIZEN!!!!!!!

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throwawaythedo t1_itpm7x7 wrote

No. That is not a Philly fan with a Phillies jersey yelling GO PHILLIES, and I want it on the record that you are not calling us by our desired name.

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Eskimo-Midget-Albino t1_itm10ih wrote

>One climber claimed it was his constitutional right and that once he got on the pole the cop wasn't legally allowed to touch him. I think that might have been the highlight of my night.

So basically this

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