There Are Three Kinds of Statutes That Police Should Never

question 3

Multiple Choice

There are three kinds of statutes that police should never use in a speech context, even when the speaker's language and conduct are not protected by the First Amendment. Which of the following is NOT among them?

• A) statutes authorizing arrests for "disturbing," "annoying," or "offensive" conduct
• B) statues authorizing arrests for posing an imminent threat
• C) statues authorizing arrests for loitering
• D) statues authorizing arrest for refusal to obey a police officer's order to move on

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Definitions:

Statistics

The science dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of numerical data.

Dissonance Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals experience discomfort (dissonance) arising from inconsistent beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors and are motivated to reduce this discomfort by changing them to achieve consistency.

Enjoyable

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Foot-in-the-door

A persuasion technique that involves getting a person to agree to a small request to increase the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.