A two-stepping couple in their 50s say were trotted off to jail after police in New York City arrested them for dancing on a subway platform.Caroline Stern, a dentist, and George Hess, a movie prop master, were waiting for a train at the Columbus Circle station after a late evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night’s Swing last year when they began dancing the Charleston to a musician playing the steel drums.
Ms Stern says she and her boyfriend were feeling the beat and there were very few people on the platform so they started moving to the rhythm.
That's when police came in and spoiled the fun, they told the New York Post.
'They said, "What are you doing?" and we said, "We’re dancing,"' she recalled.
'And they said, "You can’t do that on the platform."'
The officers demanded their ID. When Ms Stern only had a credit car, the police ordered the couple to go with them.
When Mr Hess pulled out a camera to start recording the incident, the officers called for backup and the situation turned nasty, the couple says.
They claim more police ran to the subway platform and tackled Mr Hess, 54, to the floor and handcuffed him. Ms Stern, 55, was also cuffed and arrested.
Officers charged them with resiting arrested and disorderly conduct for 'impeding the flow of traffic.'
Ms Stern told the Post the subway station was nearly empty at the time.
'It was absolutely ridiculous that this happened,' she said. Read More
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Obviously, they have no clue as to what the law states. They should know that dancing in an obnoxious manner (ie. Ballroom dancing in public) is punishable to the fullest extent of the law. Playing the accordion is the same. They had a campaign a few years back that was like the "Just say no" campaign. This one made the issue clear & concise. It was presented with brevity as to make it comprehendable to anyone. It was: "Play the accordion. Go to jail. That's the Law." These are sage words of advice to ANYONE living in our troubled times or those of us who's parents abused us by making us take accordian lessons.
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