Just goes to show how far we've come with civil rights in the last 60 years.

20 of the Apalachin attendees were charged with obstruction of justice for refusing to explain why they were at Barboza's estate. Even though justice eventually prevailed,imagine if that were to happen nowadays.

At the time of the raid,nothing had occurred except the lighting of the barbecue grill.The attendees,some of whom admittedly had criminal records,had done nothing remotely illegal. An overly zealous State Trooper named Croswell had overheard Barboza's son making hotel reservations for some out of town guests.

Based on this,he and some other cops staked out the barbecue and ran some license plates. Seeing that some were registered to convicted criminals,he commenced with a roadblock,and made some arrests.

The attendees were under no legal obligation to answer any questions as far as their presence at the estate was concerned.No crime was committed,they were on private property,and there was no warrant issued to arrest anyone.

I think if this would have happened recently,not only would the charges be dismissed,but some serious lawsuits would be filed.