Any police officer that arrests or otherwise harasses a U.S. citizen for flipping the bird should be immediately fired or sent to a country where cops have real problems to deal with (send them to Mexico to deal with the drug cartels). If I were to report a false crime or otherwise waste taxpayer money by causing an unnecessary lawsuit, I would certainly be punished. The same should be true for a law enforcement officer that harasses or punishes a citizen for an action which is clearly covered by the constitution.

It was a July 3rd and a rally for a local club scene harassed by police and I hid the finger I was giving the Chief, famed criminal justice expert Nick Pastore, in the grasp of a street sign. Later that night, police found a way to "detain" me without charge overnight and, as I entered the paddy wagon, I was told that I had better exit with my handcuffs behind me, unlike every other time with them before me, such as the night of my arrest - in front of the same club - for scratching "Revolt" on a door the night of the not guilty verdict in the police beating of Rodney King.

Free speech costs.

This is great. I admire this man's chutzpah. He's ballsy, if not wise.

This was hilarious and Prof Robbins history of digitus impudicus-very interesting.

See Marcy Playground's "Flag and Finger".

Just don't flip the bird AND say f--k at the same time.