I mean, I understand the trespass, but since when can't you dress up like a priest and go around blessing people? It's what they do, right?

Man Impersonates priest

I think the fact that he was faking being a PRIEST and he was then visiting a POLICE OFFICER in the hospital is what makes this news.  Two authority structures with lots of rules and decorum about appearances.  It said the guy who got arrested has previously attended a seminary so he probably knew all the right things to do and say to be legit.  I'd imagine it is criminal because a priest represents an entire church with his behavior and actions and people generally assume priests to be good and allow them say -- bedside access to a hospitalized police officer.  The worrying part is how the hospital didn't realize the guy was an impostor.  Don't they ID people who come in or anything?  What is to stop ANYONE from just wearing a priest outfit and going to visit an enemy in the hospital and potentially sabotaging their treatment.  The actual offense was trespassing and the priest getup was just the means I guess.

But it's not like he performed a ceremony like a wedding or something that had legal ramifications...

But he didn't get charged with impersonating a priest, he could have been dressed as a priest, a rabbi, a cop, the Joker as a nurse, who knows.  He got charged with using an impersonation to trespass.

"The man was charged with criminal trespass and false impersonating."

Shit I do that all the time.

"The man was charged with criminal trespass and false impersonating."

I know a few comedians who could go down for that.

I'm a fully, legally ordained minister, however, I'd still not dress up as a priest ...

"The man was charged with criminal trespass and false impersonating."

I know a few comedians who could go down for that.

Wil Anderson for one.

I suggest Will has gone down before.

I'm a fully, legally ordained minister, however, I'd still not dress up as a priest ...

How about a Shaman then?

Can I get a Druid?

DRU-ID!

FLU-ID!

all bow down to the high priest of the temple of rock

all bow down to the high priest of the temple of rock

Totally read that as temple of cock.

Hmmm.....what does a temple of cock look like? Joy?

Stop being coy, you worship there daily.

I stopped recently after I realized it was just Emp sticking his dick thru a glory hole.

It's ALWAYS Emp sticking his dick through a glory hole.

It's a legitimate religious rite!

*EDIT: Wrong thread

Who knew...  

edited for succintness

I just noticed I posted that in the wrong thread....hmmm....

"Impersonating a priest is against the law?"

Who knew...  

It's like impersonating The Wizard of Oz or a teacher from Hogwarts.

I'm bustin' a cap in the first one of you fuckers that calls me "huffelpuff"

If I knew what that was, I probably would have called you it by now.