Free Speech F***ed Up In Georgia

apotropoxy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 06:38 AM

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March 28, 2006 at 04:41 PM
Woman ticketed for 'BUSH*T' sticker
(...)
Denise Grier, a nurse at Emory University hospital, was headed home on the evening of March 10 when she saw the flashing lights of one of DeKalb County's finest.
Uncertain of what she had done wrong, Grier pulled over.
"When he approached the car, he had his hand on his weapon, and I was in my nurse's uniform with a stethoscope around my neck. He asked for my license, and then asked, 'Any idea why I stopped you?'
"I said no.
"'You have a lewd decal on your car.'"
She immediately assumed that she was the victim of some shenanigan being perpetrated by her children.
What had caught the officer's eye though was a bumper sticker that read "I'm tired of all the BUSH*T." Other stickers on her car included a crossed-out "W" and "Hillary 2008."
At first Grier, 47, tried to argue whether or not the sticker was in fact lewd. She soon realized it was pointless.
"I'm not going to discuss this any further. Just give me the ticket," Grier told the officer. She then promised they would meet in court.
The ticket is for $100 and under "offense" it says "Lewd decals."
Georgia's Supreme Court struck down a "lewd bumper sticker" law in 1991, after a defendant with a "Sh*t Happens" bumper sticker took the their case to court.
http://www.sploid.com/news/2006/03/woman_ticketed.php

On your mark..
Get set...
Spin!

(note: Substitute the letter "i" for all the "*". This site somehow found that "Bush*t" was pointless profanity. It is, of course neither pointless nor profane. Indeed, it is exactly to the point.)

BuckNaked · #2 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 07:57 AM

Wonder how many "W" stickers he lets go by, when they are speeding???

Buck S. N.

sputterman · #3 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by apotropoxy";p=&quot

Quote:

March 28, 2006 at 04:41 PM
Woman ticketed for 'BUSH*T' sticker
(...)
Denise Grier, a nurse at Emory University hospital, was headed home on the evening of March 10 when she saw the flashing lights of one of DeKalb County's finest.
Uncertain of what she had done wrong, Grier pulled over.
"When he approached the car, he had his hand on his weapon, and I was in my nurse's uniform with a stethoscope around my neck. He asked for my license, and then asked, 'Any idea why I stopped you?'
"I said no.
"'You have a lewd decal on your car.'"
She immediately assumed that she was the victim of some shenanigan being perpetrated by her children.
What had caught the officer's eye though was a bumper sticker that read "I'm tired of all the BUSH*T." Other stickers on her car included a crossed-out "W" and "Hillary 2008."
At first Grier, 47, tried to argue whether or not the sticker was in fact lewd. She soon realized it was pointless.
"I'm not going to discuss this any further. Just give me the ticket," Grier told the officer. She then promised they would meet in court.
The ticket is for $100 and under "offense" it says "Lewd decals."
Georgia's Supreme Court struck down a "lewd bumper sticker" law in 1991, after a defendant with a "Sh*t Happens" bumper sticker took the their case to court.
http://www.sploid.com/news/2006/03/woman_ticketed.php

On your mark..
Get set...
Spin!

(note: Substitute the letter "i" for all the "*". This site somehow found that "Bush*t" was pointless profanity. It is, of course neither pointless nor profane. Indeed, it is exactly to the point.)

amepro · #4 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:08 PM

When freedom of expression goes, there's nothing left.

SenaxFlatulus · #5 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:52 PM

If the following quote is true...

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Georgia's Supreme Court struck down a "lewd bumper sticker" law in 1991, after a defendant with a "Sh*t Happens" bumper sticker took the their case to court.

...then I'm sure the ticket won't hold up in court, the lady will be vindicated. If not, maybe the ACLU will jump in and have the police officer beheaded.

On another point:
Apotty, aren't you going to flag Buck for ad hominem? Or am I just the fortunate one to get that label from you?

apotropoxy · #6 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 05:37 PM

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Apotty, aren't you going to flag Buck for ad hominem? Or am I just the fortunate one to get that label from you?[/color]

I only highlight ad hominem when its used as rhetorical fallacy and am likely to do so only with whom I disagree.

SenaxFlatulus · #7 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by apotropoxy";p=&quot

I only highlight ad hominem when its used as rhetorical fallacy and am likely to do so only with whom I disagree.

As long as you're consistent.

Tedminator · #8 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 07:59 PM

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I got nuthin intelligent to add. Just wanted to testdrive my new 21" monitor

byrdie · #9 (**permalink**) 03-31-2006, 08:38 AM

only it's not funny. I wonder, who the hell does this police officer think he is? What a tool. Someone needs something productive to do with his time.