A nurse in Athens, Georgia was pulled over on her way home by a local police officer, who disliked that her bumper sticker “I’m Tired Of All The BUSHIT.” The officer considered it lewd, and gave her a $100 ticket for violating a state law prohibiting lewd or profane stickers and decals on vehicles.
The driver defended the sticker as a political statement that’s protected under the First Amendment. By the way, the Georgia Supreme Court struck down the “lewd bumper sticker” statute as unconstitutional in 1991, in a case involving a defendant who had a “Shit Happens” bumper sticker.
Here’s the detailed account of the incident. (hat tip: Eszter). My readers know where I stand on Freedom of Speech, so I’ll just list a few other related posts:
- Bush-bashing bumper sticker lands motorist in free-speech fight
- Bush Thought Police Alive & Well In Georgia
- Georgia Woman Gets Fined For “Bushit” Bumper Sticker
- $100 Ticket for “BUSHIT” Sticker
- Freedom of expression (Part 8,312)
- ….etc…etc…
Tags: Freedom of Speech, Free Speech, Bush, BUSHIT, politics, censorship
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