Cops Slam, Choke Dancers at Jefferson Memorial

The police Office of Professional Responsibility is now conducting an investigation to determine if excessive force was used. A federal judge ruled early this year that dancing at the memorial was an illegal demonstration and not an expression of free speech. Such activites interfere with the "tranquil and contemplative mood" intended for the memorial so people could appropriately honor Jefferson's memory, he ruled. "You're not allowed to have free speech in the memorial to Thomas Jefferson, the champion of free speech," grumbled one of the protesters before he was hauled off to jail.