Now it's a crime to criticize an arrest?

Really?

Now you can't even criticize an arrest without risking a lawsuit?

After the recent arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. on a ridiculous disorderly conduct charge, President Obama said that authorities "acted stupidly" by arresting him in his own home. The charge was later dropped because of its sheer silliness.

Obama's statement sent the wingnutosphere into another kook-a-loon meltdown. All it took was those 2 words - "acted stupidly."

Others have also pointed out how silly it is to charge someone with disorderly conduct for what they do in their home. This law was never meant to apply to what people do in private. It's supposed to apply to what people do in public - not at home.

Now the officer who arrested Gates is threatening to sue Gates just for criticizing the arrest! This despite the fact that Gates wasn't even the only person who criticized it.

If you genuinely believe that an arrest is wrong, you have every right to say so.

This lawsuit is like suing me for reporting on the Devou Park incident at the Bush rally in 2000.