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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-19-07 01:10 PM
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Littering? Hmmmf! Fuck you Ohio polees!
A man in Kent Ohio places an "Impeach Bush" sign in a public park and police give him a ticket for "Unlawful Advertising". Informed by the courts that non-commercial speech isn't "advertising", and apparently unfamiliar with the concept of "free speech", the police change the charge to "littering". Rant ensues:

http://freewayblogger.blogspot.com/2007/08/letter-to-kent-ohio-police-department.html

http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/portage/1186735350295500.xml&coll=2
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-19-07 01:14 PM
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1. I'm sure there was a political motive in that, but we have laws like that
here in Ga. too. NO SIGNS are permitted within a specific # of feet of the highway. Certain areas cannot be posted at all.

There have been realtors fined, campaigns fined, and anyone who posts a sign for anything in the wrong place. I know I paid particular attention when I was posting my yard sale signs!
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-19-07 01:17 PM
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2. Sort of too bad - but I don't want public parks to be the new battlefield for signs of any sort.
I like parks with grass, trees, maybe some water and some seating. They don't need to be filled with political signs.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-19-07 02:00 PM
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3. How do missing cats ever get found? nt
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-19-07 02:13 PM
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4. more importantly -
why?
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-19-07 02:15 PM
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5. Americans love cats. Why do you hate America?
:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:
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