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Federal Judge rules that writing "FUCK YOUR SHITTY TOWN BITCHES" on a speeding ticket is protected speech -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Sep 15 '15, 12:26

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Frankly the people who charged him over this should be fired/disbarred. (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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But that lack of a comma in the appropriate place was a hanging offense -- nm - jangles Sep 15, 12:43 4
- Maybe he's suggesting they have carnal relations with the less desireable of their unpleasant women. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 15, 13:24 3
  - Perhaps there's even more going on here than meets the eye - rollo Sep 15, 13:37 2
    - This Bruno Mars remix is not doing it for me. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 13:40 1
      - hee! -- nm - b. Sep 15, 13:40
175 bucks (85 surcharge). He was probably doing 5 miles over the speed limit -- nm - decline Sep 15, 12:32
despite his parents did not do a good enuf job raising him with adequite social graces, he should sue for harrassment -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 12:31 1
- He did sue (and won) -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 12:32
That's like textbook protected speech, isn't it? -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:28 19
- That being said...the dude is still a douchebag. Pay your ticket and shut the fuck up. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:29 18
  - or do what millions of others do, complain about it online. ;) - -- nm - b. Sep 15, 12:32 16
    - Damn right. Or, ya know...just suck it up because you know he was speeding. - Jim Sep 15, 12:36 15
      - I would guess he wasn't going that much over the speed limit, and that's what was up with adding "tyranny" too. -- nm - b. Sep 15, 12:40 5
        
        It's not all that relevant, but the ticket has him at 82 in a 65. -- nm - ML Sep 15, 12:41 4
        
        so, barely speeding. Tyranny is alive in NY! -- nm - decline Sep 15, 12:46
        
        thanks, I was just going to check that. it's relevant because of what Jim said re: his speeding. -- nm - b. Sep 15, 12:42 2
        
        Yeah...17 mph over the limit...what can you possibly have to be pissed at the cops/town for? -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:43 1
        
        yah, google said it's known to be a speed trap; but his speed is beyond that annoyance - maybe he wants no limits. (doesn't change my thoughts on the - b. Sep 15, 12:47
      - He paid the ticket. He didn't interfere with anybody or affect anybody's existence in any way. He exercised his constitutional right to express - pmb Sep 15, 12:39 8
        
        See your definition of harrassed and mine seem to differ here. Making him come to court to settle up his ticket doesn't equal harassment to me. nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:41 7
        
        If it's not harassment, it's close. The only reason the defendant had to come to court was to be told how much he sucks. -- nm - Roger More Sep 15, 13:05 1
        
        it is just another in a long line of examples of someone abusing their authority. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 15, 13:07
        
        Let's take a slightly different hypothetical. You drive through a red light where there's a camera and the camera shows a picture that you have a - pmb Sep 15, 12:51 1
        
        Dude, I completely understand what you're saying...I just don't agree. No big whoop. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 13:02
        
        Since he paid the ticket, it's harassment. You have the option to plead guilty and pay your ticket. He did that. Making him come to court so he can - pmb Sep 15, 12:46 2
        
        You don't always have the option of pleading guilty and paying the ticket. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:48 1
        
        Unless there is something beyond a moving violation where there is a chance for jail time or the amount of the fine is not fixed, you generally do. - pmb Sep 15, 12:52
  - Constitutionally protected douchebaggery is still douchebaggery for sure. -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 12:31
Well....yeah. - ML Sep 15, 12:28 14
- This. If I had the power, I'd make him come to court too. But 97's right...arresting him went too far. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:30 2
  - It's at best a judge wielding his power for his personal annoyance or amusement, and at worst an effort to chill speech. I think it's way out of line -- nm - pmb Sep 15, 12:34
  - Then we're all agreed. Drinks all around! *clink* -- nm - ML Sep 15, 12:33
- I do. It's a waste of time and money. Who cares what he wrote on the ticket. -- nm - pmb Sep 15, 12:30 9
  - I care. Courts are entitled to a base level of decorum and civility, and if people can't accommodate that then I'm fine with a judge making the point. - ML Sep 15, 12:33 7
    - He wrote it on a ticket. He didn't disrupt the proceedings. It's ridiculous. -- nm - pmb Sep 15, 12:35 5
      - Clearly we disagree here. :-) -- nm - ML Sep 15, 12:37 4
        
        I'm really surprised this is your view. Nobody's arguing that the guy wasn't acting like a 5 year old, but that doesn't entitle the court to harass - pmb Sep 15, 12:44 2
        
        We don't agree that making the kid come to court constitutes harassment. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - ML Sep 15, 12:47 1
        
        If they hadn't done the arrest and that nonsense...this would have been a much more interesting case. - Jim Sep 15, 12:50
        
        Word. nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:39
    - And traffic court was happening whether this kid was there or not, so it didn't waste court time, really...I mean, they were all gonna be there anyway -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:35
  - yes. unless there was a specific threat or something, it's just acting out of being ticked. -- nm - b. Sep 15, 12:31
- I have no problem with your IM and making him drive down there either - ty97 Sep 15, 12:29
Jack Dawson really hates Chicago. Wow. -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 12:27

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