FEEL FREE TO INSULT ME!

[On The Fringe]

I've never met you before nor did I read anything in detail except the thread title and skim the first two posts (enough to know this thread isn't actually for insulting you)... But you did ask in the title so letting go of my inhibitions!

You, my friend, are a gnashnab.

[Joel]

A billboard referring to President Donald Trump as "Our Leader The Idiot" is making waves in a New Jersey town. The town says it has no control over the privately owned billboard but calls it "potentially offensive." A town spokeswoman says she doesn`t know how long the billboard will stay up.

[captainfearnot]

There was a really good Radiolab podcast recently about free speech and Facebook:

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/post-no-evil

[Blessed]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAy4zULKFDU

[markharr]

Since your avatar is Joel Osteen, I'll let Elder M. Russell Ballard do it.

[Joel]

AKA Reform Section 5

This is one of my favorite little speeches on freedom of speech given in 2012 by Rowan Atkinson when he was campaigning to reform a horrible law restricting speech in his country. Ultimately, with a lot of other people working for this change the campaign met its goal and reformed the law.

[Joel]

It Took a Jury 9 Minutes to Decide a Man Could Legally Blast '@#$%! tha Police' Near an Officer

This week, a jury found a Michigan man not guilty for blasting an anti-police anthem in the presence of an officer.

In June, an Oakland County sheriff's deputy pulled Dejuante Franklin over in front of a gas station for a traffic violation. While handing Franklin his ticket, NWA's "@#$%! tha Police" began to play in the background. As it turns out, James Webb, who did not know Franklin, witnessed the stop. He decided on his own accord to turn the song up louder before walking into the gas station store. When he exited, the officer slapped him with a ticket for misdemeanor noise violation, citing that Webb played the song at an "extremely high volume."

Webb faced a $500 fine and 93 days in jail. He contested that the officer was more upset by the song choice and less upset by the volume. Rather than paying the fine, Webb took the matter to court.

Despite the officer's reasoning, a jury absolved Webb of wrongdoing on Monday. Following nine minutes of deliberation, the jury found Webb not guilty of violating a noise ordinance.

Prior to the verdict, the deputy said that he took issue with the vulgarity of the word "@#$%!" in the song. However, Nicholas Somberg, a lawyer who represented Webb pro bono, said that a video from the initial traffic stop showed the officer using the same word with Franklin. Because of this and the circumstances leading to the ticket, Webb believed that this was a free speech issue.

When asked what he would say to the officer who ticketed him, Webb told FOX 2 Detroit, "I don't know, just same as the song would say. Sorry. Sorry that you didn't get one over on somebody."

[Joel]

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When it comes to the middle finger, police might need a thicker skin. A federal appeals court says a Michigan woman's constitutional rights were violated when she was handed a speeding ticket after giving the finger to a suburban Detroit officer in 2017. The decision means a lawsuit by Debra Cruise-Gulyas can proceed.

[Joel]

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[BeNotDeceived]

I've never met you before nor did I read anything in detail except the thread title and skim the first two posts (enough to know this thread isn't actually for insulting you)... But you did ask in the title so letting go of my inhibitions!

You, my friend, are a gnashnab.

Whoo Who Hate Gnashnab Speck, but not Speaking About Silly Free Speech.

a Tuple a Day, but not on a monthly anniversary.

[Joel]

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