To parrot your sentiment, arresting random girls for wearing fancy dresses around the time of the royal wedding is ridiculous behaviour and should not be allowed (or encouraged) under the guise of "imminent breach of the peace".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/19/arrest-w...

My point is, please drop your anti-American superiority complex. You Brits do plenty of ridiculous things too.