In Israel, it's a three year-old story of civil liberites that has now come to a semi-conclusion:
Judge Upholds Arrest of Teenage Protester
Jerusalem Magistrates Court Judge Shirli Renner has ruled that a teenager who was arrested while protesting outside the Supreme Court building in 2005 will not be compensated for wrongful arrest. While police should not have arrested protester Malkiel Ben-Yosef, then 16, Ben-Yosef was also at fault for failing to identify himself, Renner decided.
In March of 2005, Ben-Yosef participated in a prayer rally called in protest of several Supreme Court decisions, including a decision allowing the sale of pork. Ben-Yosef was detained while holding a sign saying, “Pigs Love Pigs.” Police decided to arrest Ben-Yosef and take him to a nearby station despite his explanation that the sign had been confiscated but later declared acceptable by a previous group of officers.
Source: IsraelNN
Original Hebrew story
Gotta give those policemen credit, at least they could read the sign.
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