"Each person has the right to resist an unlawful arrest. In such a case, the person attempting the arrest stands in the position of a wrongdoer and may be resisted by the use of force, as in self- defense."
(State v. Mobley, 240 N.C. 476, 83 S.E. 2d 100).\
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The cops had no right to arrest him, or forcibly remove him.
And I agree - Kerry is a total pansy in the whole ordeal.