Ex-Marine arrested for pointing finger

[theGringo]

The 60-year-old Vietnam veteran and former Marine was arrested at his home Tuesday and charged with two counts of disorderly conduct after two village trustees complained that, during a heated meeting, Kachka pointed his finger at them while wearing a shirt with a Marine Corps insignia that said, "Don't Move. If You Run, You'll Only Die Tired."

Trustees allege Kachka's thumb was raised and his index finger extended, as though he were firing a gun.

"It was repetitive," said Trustee Debbie Herrmann, who lodged the complaint against Kachka, along with Village Clerk Christine Kaczmarek. "Like a gun going off, cocking and going off again," she said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-tshirt-arrestmay02,0,2567314.story

I dunno about this. Seems to be there's a time-honored tradition in this country with regard to the use of fingers ....

 

[Pilgrim]

Ban all fingers!

Sounds like a good case for a false arrest suit.

 

[drumenigma]

"Excuse me sir but do you have a license for those fingers?"

 

[Mil-Dot]

Was the finger loaded?

 

[law dawg]

I'd say, as a LEO looking at it from just that piece, it's a BS arrest.

That said, if he was making a threat, either implicit or implied, that would change things. It's all dependent on context.

 

[theGringo]

If you were not in possession of your hands prior to 1998, you must grind off your thumbs. Hands must be kept in pockets at all time while being transported in a motor vehicle.

 

[clinotus]

My dad has always had the habit of pointing with his middle finger, even when he is talking and touches his face to muse a point...its the middle finger. Never really though about it until that Seinfeld episode and since then I'm always thinking hes giving me the finger.

I cant wait until I get to his age and can start doing that. Its going to be awesome.

 

[VTpro]

Why do people need 10 fingers ?

or 8 Fingers and 2 thumbs ?

Which should the government take ?
Is the thumb deadlier than the index ?

 

[Fast-Draw]

Hands must be kept in pockets at all time while being transported in a motor vehicle.

Not without a Class A ALP.

 

[The Village Idiot]

If you were not in possession of your hands prior to 1998, you must grind off your thumbs. Hands must be kept in pockets at all time while being transported in a motor vehicle.

This is one of the funniest things I've read in quite some time!

 

[Half Cocked]

Ban all fingers!

Sounds like a good case for a false arrest suit.

False arrest...no
BS arrest......yes

Granted we probably have only limited information!

 

[Riverside]

The fellow asked a question at a meeting. A member of the board smirked.
He responded by gesturing with his fingers, suggesting a gun.
The complaint is about his "threatening T shirt" and his finger gestures.
I'm glad he didn't make a fist.
This all sounds like a petty complaint.
The more serious threat comes from the board members who do not answer to the public about what kind of deals they are keeping secret.
Best Regards.