"An American citizen with rights AND RESPONSIBILITIES ! ! ! There is no right in the constitution that allows her to be a jerk who breaks the law with impunity and then refuses to cooperate with the cops who are responsible for public safety ."
"Actually , there is , my poor addle-minded friend . Indeed , you can argue that she was even exercising her responsibility as a citizen with more civic-mindedness than many because she non-violently and patiently refused to sign the ticket . She has a right not to sign . As H.D . Thoreau said to Emerson in jail , when Emerson said to him , `` Henry why are you here ? `` -- Henry answered , `` Ralph , why are you not ? ``"
"There is no right in the constitution that allows her to be a jerk who breaks the law with impunity and then refuses to cooperate with the cops who are responsible for public safety ."
"Actually , there is , my poor addle-minded friend . Indeed , you can argue that she was even exercising her responsibility as a citizen with more civic-mindedness than many because she non-violently and patiently refused to sign the ticket ."