Capitol Police stop youth choir during national anthem performance, sparking outrage: 'I was shocked'

So, there’s this crazy article that just caught my eye about a youth choir getting stopped by the Capitol Police while performing the national anthem. I mean, come on - doesn’t that sound nuts? Basically, what happened was this group of kids from North Carolina were visiting Washington D.C. and decided to sing the Star-Spangled Banner on the steps of the Capitol building. But before they could even get started, the cops told them they couldn’t perform there because they didn’t have a permit.

Talk about a buzzkill! I can’t even imagine how those kids felt. I mean, playing the national anthem is supposed to be this big patriotic moment, and then you get shut down by the cops? I’d be pretty peeved if that happened to me. But apparently, a bunch of people were outraged by it too. They were saying it was ridiculous that the police would stop a bunch of kids from singing the national anthem, of all things.

I gotta say, I’m with them on this one. I mean, I get that there are rules for a reason, but you’d think that Capitol Police would have a little more common sense than to shut down a group of kids singing the national anthem. Plus, it’s not like they were doing anything disruptive - they just wanted to show their patriotism and appreciation for their country.

In the end, it seems like the group ended up finding another spot to perform the anthem, and the whole thing blew over pretty quickly. But still, I think it’s an interesting conversation to have about when rules and regulations can get in the way of something as simple as a group of kids singing a patriotic song. What do you think?