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41. Doesn't have to be a law, but I would want to know what kind of recourse there could be...

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There MUST be a law against donning bumper stickers so offensive, no, I don't have pix! [View all] MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 OP

How do people that ignorant wind up with 'LandRover money'? Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #1

They're sociopaths. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #2

+1,000,000 lunasun Jan 2014 #151

Beats me... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #40

That had to have stolen from someone... seattledo Jan 2014 #92

They 'network' laundry_queen Jan 2014 #128

freedom of speech grasswire Jan 2014 #3

Just like the 2nd Amendment, there are limits to the 1st. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #25

Obscenity is usually pretty tightly limited to sexual stuff.. sir pball Jan 2014 #124

That's the beautiful thing about free speech. TheMightyFavog Jan 2014 #47

"Congress shall make no law.....abridging the freedom of speech" brooklynite Jan 2014 #4

Call 911 JJChambers Jan 2014 #5

Thought police don't have jurisdiction over bumper stickers el_bryanto Jan 2014 #10

Just fine JJChambers Jan 2014 #57

Not really... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #23

Not legally. Sassysdad Jan 2014 #6

Where I live, bigoted gun lovers are the majority (although they all don't advertise it like Hoyt Jan 2014 #7

Some states use obscenity laws to cover this area... Shandris Jan 2014 #8

I'll have to see what PA has to say about that... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #15

Absolutely! Shandris Jan 2014 #22

The courts have reliably thrown out such laws as MineralMan Jan 2014 #60

Call your county attorneys office tomorrow Jenoch Jan 2014 #72

I saw one yesterday... BanzaiBonnie Jan 2014 #9

Really? Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #12

At the very least, I would have approached the vehicle owner to ask... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #19

I don't think these people would have held still for a slapping Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 #166

"If the owner of the vehicle had approached at the moment I read that, I might have slapped them." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #175

Really? I assume you want to censor offensive liberal stickers too? tritsofme Jan 2014 #11

"What's the deal with this censorship drive around here lately?" Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #13

Was there one? MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #24

Oh, there's been a few threads on whether or not Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #29

There is no censorship drive and you know it. Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #28

Look! It's my buddy!!!!! Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #30

I am definitely not your buddy. Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #44

LOL!!!!! Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #48

Here ya go U4ikLefty Jan 2014 #53

And your point is....................? Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #55

And here I thought that we were having a bonding moment. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #118

Hey… I've been missing out on those posts... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #33

My bumperstickers are liberal and offensive AnalystInParadise Jan 2014 #69

Thanks... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #74

Is this offensive? Make7 Jan 2014 #70

Awesome AnalystInParadise Jan 2014 #71

Probably... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #75

No, it's damn near perfect! raven mad Jan 2014 #188

There's been a lot of rhetoric to normalize authoritarianism woo me with science Jan 2014 #156

good stuff nil desperandum Jan 2014 #163

Very well said, woo me with science Jan 2014 #174

You have no legal recourse, 1st Amendment. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #14

Yes, Often the valve stems are loose on Land Rovers. You might want to check. FSogol Jan 2014 #32

Better hope you don't get caught vandalizing someone's vehicle, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #34

LOL. Freedumb! FSogol Jan 2014 #36

Who said anything about getting shot? Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #37

This land rover is your land rover... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #35

LOL. Woody Guthrie is probably doing back flips though. kairos12 Jan 2014 #117

Since then, my husband reminded me that it was a Pathfinder... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #140

Keep a camera handy. Should you see it again snap a photo. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #16

That's probably the best way to handle it, Solly Mack... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #26

I'm often amazed by what people will put on their cars. Proudly declaring themselves pieces of shit. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #63

I like this idea. People like this are frequently Ilsa Jan 2014 #54

Sometimes humor is the best defense. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #65

PoliceMAN? FrodosPet Jan 2014 #98

Well, I know it's not the norm, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #100

sorry. I know better. It's shorter to type. Ilsa Jan 2014 #120

My staunchly liberal eldest son is a Criminal Justice major. He's a junior in college, and ... 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #148

Good job you're here to nip at our heels and keep us all in check Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 #167

LOL! FrodosPet Jan 2014 #171

On a serious note, though, degenderizing occupation names is important FrodosPet Jan 2014 #172

You'll have to have a word with the US air force then. Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 #178

Maybe Zoomies? FrodosPet Jan 2014 #179

Really? You think the deacon in a bible thumping church doesn't expect members of his church onenote Jan 2014 #114

I live in NM and got ticketed in CO rusty fender Jan 2014 #147

Did you fight it? 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #149

First of all, do you believe in Constitutional rights? Second... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #17

... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #42

Jag-off has had plenty of Constitutionally-protected speech, all one-way. Orsino Jan 2014 #51

I think the Constitutional right trumps everything... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #126

Yes, it does. If the 1st applies to us, it applies to them as well. And, to your point ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #143

No. Just no. X_Digger Jan 2014 #18

+1000. eom Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #20

Some states have laws about obscene bumperstickers, others don't, those who do tend to specifically Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #21

If they succeeded in pissing people off RadleyJ Jan 2014 #27

True... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #31

Offensive and tasteless? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #38

Why MUST there be a law? MNBrewer Jan 2014 #39

Doesn't have to be a law, but I would want to know what kind of recourse there could be... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #41

I don't think you should have ANY legal recourse MNBrewer Jan 2014 #58

Illegal = "whatever I don't like"... I looked it up! cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #122

Other than ramming the dildohead, no Warpy Jan 2014 #43

No, there doesn't have to be such a law and applied to your facts, it would be unconstitutional onenote Jan 2014 #45

Good explanation MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #64

Actually, during Shrub's reign of terro raven mad Jan 2014 #189

Is there some right to not be offended I'm unfamiliar with? eom TransitJohn Jan 2014 #46

Yeah there's a recourse... lame54 Jan 2014 #49

This is the best advice I've seen on this thread. Captain Stern Jan 2014 #52

This. Just this. flvegan Jan 2014 #56

Sorry, I support the 1st Amendment. Good luck with your "fight". nt TeamPooka Jan 2014 #50

No, there's probably no law against it, and if there were MineralMan Jan 2014 #59

Is is too much to ask for a little public decency? meanit Jan 2014 #61

Yes it is. Egnever Jan 2014 #62

Do you know the difference? meanit Jan 2014 #76

Yes common sense should tell you Egnever Jan 2014 #80

Anyone can say anything they want in private meanit Jan 2014 #86

It's not well accepted, but it's not illegal. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #96

Never said it was illegal meanit Jan 2014 #99

And who, precisely will be in charge of... 99Forever Jan 2014 #66

You really need to get a grip. meanit Jan 2014 #78

My "grip" is just fine, pal. 99Forever Jan 2014 #88

I'll tell you what, meanit Jan 2014 #90

Nor do you. AnalystInParadise Jan 2014 #93

No, I'm no authority on others free speech. meanit Jan 2014 #101

The insults I can handle AnalystInParadise Jan 2014 #169

None of my posts on this subject ever meanit Jan 2014 #177

No pal, you'll fucking tell me nothing. 99Forever Jan 2014 #94

Thank you. meanit Jan 2014 #97

What if someone had called George W. Bush that during his presidency? PlanetaryOrbit Jan 2014 #111

First off meanit Jan 2014 #112

I would still claim that while it is wholly offensive, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #113

Free speech is a right meanit Jan 2014 #115

Agree with you Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #116

Yep AnalystInParadise Jan 2014 #170

I agree with you, meanit. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #83

I call the GOP things 10 times worse meanit Jan 2014 #89

Benjamin Franklin: "Everything one has a right to do is not best to be done." onenote Jan 2014 #84

And when the day comes that the right doesn't have the market cornered meanit Jan 2014 #87

Well the day came in 2006 onenote Jan 2014 #134

The right sells many more bumper stickers than the left fated rom what I see, meanit Jan 2014 #145

Well MNBrewer Jan 2014 #119

Give 'em the middle finger if they're on the road... ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #67

That would fall under the Sticks & Stones Amendment. WillowTree Jan 2014 #68

The only possible protection would meanit Jan 2014 #95

Seems to be the mentality of NRA fans. Initech Jan 2014 #73

Think of it as doing you and the world a favor. It's an "idiot detection device". PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #77

I say the same about confederate flags. JoePhilly Jan 2014 #79

Also helps make decisions if said idiot wants me to yield. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #82

recourse? No, of course not. bowens43 Jan 2014 #81

I feel your pain but ya gotta let it slide. Laffy Kat Jan 2014 #85

I like your attitude, Laffy Kat MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #125

It does make it very easy... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #91

the stickers are offensive, but they should not be criminalized bluestateguy Jan 2014 #102

True, that... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #127

hmmmmm........a racist, misogynistic homophobic gun humping coward Skittles Jan 2014 #103

Since you said that... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #129

bumperstickers are not big around here Skittles Jan 2014 #153

Many people are quick to call for offensive speech to be banned, until....... PlanetaryOrbit Jan 2014 #104

Pretty mild compared to this little gem... Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #105

That's pretty fucking bad, H_Tron! MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #130

Only if there's a recourse for kiva Jan 2014 #106

Carry a stack of Obama bumper stickers demwing Jan 2014 #107

Had I passed this car... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #131

There's one around here Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #108

That one could have several meanings... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #135

Nah, I think the meaning's pretty clear. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #142

Glad to see I'm not the only person aptly expressing... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #164

Unless they are a member of the Armed Forces shedevil69taz Jan 2014 #109

How exactly would such speech be banned? I'm asking a technical question. PlanetaryOrbit Jan 2014 #110

Yeah, it's not enforceable. MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #136

Move to an Amish community... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #121

It may date you Go Vols Jan 2014 #123

I remember that one… MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #137

It may just be Tenn. Go Vols Jan 2014 #141

I just take joy in my own stickers, only recourse get the red out Jan 2014 #132

Tasteful and humorous go a long way... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #139

The right wing stickers are nasty, ours generally aren't get the red out Jan 2014 #144

Excellent point about low brow expression. In quite a number of cases, you really can... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #157

Yes, your recourse is to learn to live with it. This is america and even assholes have rights CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #133

Unfortunately, no. Free Speech. However, it disgusts me that both conservatives and liberals ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #138

This ^^^^ meanit Jan 2014 #146

Yep... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #150

Your DMV has a phone number or website link underpants Jan 2014 #152

What they saw is not obscenity. onenote Jan 2014 #154

Thanks, underpants... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #159

Where I live people hang signs of the President with orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #155

I'm sure you'll get some true rednecks to take offensive ... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #160

I spoke to a police officer that I know in PA. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #158

DING! DING! ... WE HAVE A WINNER!!! MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #161

Sorry, but you don't have a winner. onenote Jan 2014 #176

I did see your post... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #180

It shouldn't hold because a bumpersticker with the word "cocksucker" doesn't meet the definition onenote Jan 2014 #182

The devil, you say... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #185

how does the single word 'cocksucker' meet the requirement of an "explicit AND detailed" onenote Jan 2014 #186

I define a "description or narrative account" as something not constituted by word count... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #187

If challenged, the ticket would be tossed. Guaranteed. onenote Jan 2014 #165

That may be true, I am not in law enforcement Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #183

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Jan 2014 #162

Just a reminder Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 #168

Seen yesterday.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #173

This gem adds some class warfare... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #181

He shouldn't be arrested for it. But he *should* be shunned by all decent people. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #184

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Geez, you had to travel long and far to find that one... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #191