Symbol Of Hate

[hurley842002]

Littering is an easy one if it's public land. While there's all sorts of new charges in the books now, and I'm decidedly against the anti-semites; it's just a symbol. I also agree it's likely not that organized, and that doesn't look like it's all that much effort. Potentially young pranksters, definately someone attention seeking.

I'm much more a constitutionalist than I am a person that needs to squish everybody I disagree with. It shouldn't be there, as it's certain they didn't have permission to put it there. It needs removed. Someone also can't put up a massive ad that is unregulated.

But if some Neo wants to paint a massive symbol on the side of his house, well, it's a free country.
I'm not going to stand in the way of the people they piss off, either, actions have consequences. I just don't want to be like Germany (all such symbols banned) or Britan (don't hurt feelings).

We do agree on some things....

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[eddiememphis]

If they catch 'em, they'll go for trespassing, vandalism and try to attach 'bias motivated' nonsense.

Which will be tough to prove unless the guy is a frequent poster on ihatejews.org forums.

As has been discussed here before, the idea of 'hate speech' is nonsense since anything anyone says can be offensive to someone. I am with FoxArt that the Constitution allows for all speech, with some very narrow exceptions.

Being offensive is not criminal. Discounting trespassing and vandalism, this could be view as a freedom of expression issue. What is the tarps were arranged in a peace symbol?

"If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable."

Justice William Brennan Texas v. Johnson 1989

[Oscar77]

I realize many of you have a sense of humor and some of you don't.
We've been thru this (sortta) before:

https://kdvr.com/news/local/man-cite...orado-capitol/

[Clint45]

Neo Nazis typically take great pride in their swastikas.

That was thin, sloppy, asymmetrical... but at least it wasn't on its corner or backwards so it probably wasn't Leftists (who make the majority of swastikas nowadays, then screech they were "targeted").

I bet it was a couple of 16 year old boys being "edgy."