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[innerSpaceman]

How many times does Alex have to post what the legal definition of disorderly conduct is in Massachusetts?

He's the only one here who routinely researches things, so when he says what it is in Massachusetts, I believe he looked it up.


The guy wasn't charged with disturbing the peace. He was charged with disorderly conduct, a crime he was not guilty of, nor reasonably suspected of.



And not my business, but this no longer has anything whatsoever to do wtih Obama.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

He's the only one here who routinely researches things, so when he says what it is in Massachusetts, I believe he looked it up.

Here's a recap of the law on disorderly conduct in Massachusetts from conservative law blog The Volokh Conspiracy (pretty much everything I've found give the same analysis but I figured I'd link to a group most likely to bend towards the police).

Of note that it has been rejected by the state supreme court that simply being loud and verbally abusive is not sufficient on free speech grounds. And it has been ruled several times by the state supreme court that lacking threats of violence simply shouting at the police and calling them names is not disorderly conduct.