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>The United States is a police state
Very much so. Justice William J. Brennan Jr., who authored the Supreme Court’s 8-1 opinion in City of Houston v Hill, wrote that “freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.” when they invalidated as unconstitutional an ordinance that read "It shall be unlawful for any person to assault, strike or in any manner oppose, molest, abuse or interrupt any policeman in the execution of his duty, or any person summoned to aid in making an arrest.” Their reasoning was that free protected speech can not be criminalized and can not be interference.
Youtube is FULL of videos of cops arresting people for merely speaking up, claiming they're "taking our attention".