Denver Police Sergeant doesn't like free speech

[Barious]

When it is about other's political views.

-Barious

[jookkor]

Good thing I didnt put up a "vote with a bullet" sign on my front lawn like I wanted to. My friend never did ship it here from Canada for me.

[Partha]

And what's wrong with Corrosion of Conformity? That's a great song, man!

[Falundir X`Viento]

Would be amazing how different the tale would be if she just said it was a statement of shaving prefrences.

[Narith]

*sniff* *sniff* Ahhhh the smell of Bush supporters and the republican party turning into a fanatical fundamentalist party. Gotta love saying I told ya so.

[Relbeek Einre]

Heh. One cop with a bug up his butt does not a trend make.

[Narith]

Nope, but read the story... it was another person who flagged down the cop about the bumper sticker... You will find lots of cases like these if you dig enough. People speaking out against Bush or the republicans and being harassed or threatened for it. Even seen a few stories that arrests were made for publicly bad mouthing Bush, of course they were promptly released... but still.....

[Narith]

I'm not seeing black helicopters so to speak, simply that these are slow steps down a very dangerous road, and this isn't the first.

[Burz]

I'm not seeing black helicopters so to speak, simply that these are slow steps down a very dangerous road, and this isn't the first.

[Crelone]

You know I just love you guys. It wasn't about Bush, well it probably was for the first guy, it was about F&*K. I know even here in NJ, if the Cop wants to be a prick, they can and have made people take those off on the spot or be ticketed. Hell a friend had one of those "Piss on" kid car tattoos and they made him take that off. I just don't see a problem with something you are publicly displaying having to meet some type of decency standards.

[Relbeek Einre]

If you'd read the article, Crelone, you'd have known there was no ordinance against the F-word on a bumpersticker.

So unless you're advocating cops inventing new laws, you're wrong.

[Partha]

I just don't see a problem with something you are publicly displaying having to meet some type of decency standards.

So how come you don't rag on the GOP for giving Bush TV time?

[Barious]

I just don't see a problem with something you are publicly displaying having to meet some type of decency standards.

That's just it, the precident is there with the supreme court ruling back in 1970 (as the article mentions). "One man's profanity is another man's lyric."

"Curse" words are protected speech.

-Barious

[Ddrak]

The sticker literally says "F---", not "FUCK" (I've seen plenty of them). It's going to be pretty tough to bring down an obscenity ruling on that. Oh, and the Supreme Court ruling too.

Dd

[Aabe]

Why heck darn.. That policeman was probably an anti-Bush voter and he thought F___ BUSH meant FEED BUSH. He probably wanted Bush ta starve ta death.

[Syeni Soulslasher MK6]

I got the sticker that says Fuck Bush... Never seen one that says F--- Bush...

Still protected by 1st amendment.. IMO not like is said Shoot Bush on his gun rack..

[Alluveal]

You guys know I'm more conserative than liberal on a good deal of topics, but this is just embarrassing. Again, another dumbass with a stick up his ass who called the cops over a stupid bumper sticker. "umm, hi, my name is Vern and there's a lady here with an F-word Bush bumper sticker on her car. IT IS OFFENDING ME TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE."

The cop is a total dickhead for reacting as he did. A reporter for the Rocky Mountain News was actually there, in line, when it occurred. She called into a radio talk-show while I was listening and told her side of the story. The cop basically told her "you remove that sticker or I'll do it for you." Pretty damn lame.