Too much temptation.

The arrest incident in Seattle did turn up on the LRC blog: Imagine What Would Have Happened if They Were Actually Committing a Crime. For at least one LRC blogger, the opportunity to make a dig against law enforcement was too good to pass up. David Kramer writes:

Look at how an incident of jaywalking (a non-crime, in my Libertarian opinion) turned into a major altercation with a Fascist Fuzz. What I greatly admire is how these two women kept fighting back. How many of us would have had the courage to do the same? (By the way, doesn’t this Fascist Fuzz have anything better to do with the tax dollars stolen from the citizens of Seattle to pay his salary to protect them from criminals than looking out for jaywalkers?)

Those who live in the area and have commented on the video have pointed out that there are a lot of jaywalking incidents on this street, some of which have caused accidents. For the sake of public safety, it makes sense that a police officer be assigned to the street until the number of jaywalking offenses goes down. Mr. Karmer admires the women fighting back, when one is resisting a lawful arrest and the other is interfering with that arrest? He thinks that is praiseworthy behavior? What an incredible statement.