Family fights cops after knives nixed at fun park

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SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Five members of a Vermont family assaulted police officers during a melee that erupted when security guards at a New Hampshire amusement park told them to leave their knives in the car, police said Tuesday. The fracas started at about 1:30 p.m. Monday when the Perry family tried to enter Canobie Lake Park in Salem. Some of the family members had knives on their belts and were told they couldn't bring them into the park, police said. The family became belligerent and eventually two Salem officers responded to quell the disturbance. The family became more irate, yelling profanities at the officers in front of other visitors, police said. After several verbal warnings, an officer told one man he was under arrest and tried to handcuff him, leading to the fight that included people jumping on the backs of the officers, punching, kicking and grabbing for their weapons, police said. Two officers were injured, including one who was treated at a hospital for a dislocated shoulder. -more- http://ift.tt/1r4uoFJ

So, a private enterprise tells you that you cannot carry your knife onto their premises. An argument erupts. The cops arrive and side with the business. Are you thinking, "if I drop enough f-bombs, the cops will let me carry my knife into the park"? Or have you realized that the entrance fight has ended and all that can be done is save face by swearing up a storm? Are you thinking that you have a American right to carry your knife wherever you go? Or is it not really about knives at all?



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http://www.canobie.com/

The roller coasters look like fun. The celebrity impersonator shows, perhaps not.







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