@sjmulder @aral No it is not. To be sentenced to jail for something like that requires that your actions might have resulted in severe consequences.
She did not follow the orders by the police. If you do not they can arrest you and you will most likely be convicted of the misdemeanor and have to pay a fine.
She did her task by getting attention and could have avoided it by just walking away a few meters. She decided not to. Her choice. Her consequence.