No, seriously. Brooke Oberwetter, a libertarian in her mid-twenties, joined a group of twenty friends at the Jefferson Memorial to peacefully celebrate the president's birthday by dancing to music on their iPods. The memorial was open to the public and they weren't violating any rules. Regardless, the police showed up and told them to leave. When Brooke rightfully asked the simple question of why they were being told to leave the public memorial, she was promptly arrested and charged with "interfering with an agency function". Witnesses say that Brooke was not being hostile or provocative in any way when she was arrested. Now she's having to defend herself from the bogus charges.
Fortunately, the event was caught on tape and uploaded to YouTube. In addition, her friends have created a website to help raise the money required for her legal defense. Other people are writing the park service to express their concern.
I wish you the best of luck, Brooke.
