So we've all seen this by now:

And just about everyone knows it was, at least initially, a set up (if you didn't know that... well, surprise! It was a set up, and welcome back out from that rock you were living under). But I don't think he expected it to go so far. So let's weigh in. Did this guy have it coming in that it was a practical joke, he was monopolizing the conversation and was belligerent to the police? Or was this a gross violation of the first amendment since he was still making valid points? While I'm a firm believer in freedom of speech (bloggers do tend to support that one as a general rule of thumb), I also get annoyed by people who intentionally make a big production of something and talk just to hear themselves talk (which makes it ironic that I blog). In my opinion, with great freedom comes great responsibility (how very 'Spiderman' of me, I know). Yes, you should be allowed to yell "Fire" in a crowded theater, but if everyone in the theater rushes to the door and you get trampled in the stampede, well, you probably had it coming.