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Court Silences Man Who Painted Protest Sign on His House
Reason ^ | February 3, 2013 | John Ross

Posted on 02/05/2013 1:51:51 PM PST by Altariel

William Bowden painted “Screwed by the Town of Cary” on his house after a road-widening project (allegedly) directed runoff onto his property, damaging his North Carolina home. Within hours, zoning officials paid him a visit, ordering him to remove the sign or pay fines of up to $500 for each day of noncompliance.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; cary; court; firstamendment; northcarolina

1 posted on 02/05/2013 1:51:58 PM PST by Altariel
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To: Altariel

Reminds me of the guy with the flower shop in Lima Ohio that the city had a perpetual hard-on for. They were always citing him for something. He eventually took a big sheet and painted a swastika with Heil Berger (the mayor) on it and hung it on the side of his building.


2 posted on 02/05/2013 2:02:50 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Altariel

A relatively new tactic called “SWAT-ing”.
They’ve nearly killed a few people and may have killed a few we’ve never heard about.


3 posted on 02/05/2013 2:05:36 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: SJSAMPLE

Darn.
That’ll teach me to have multiple threads/tabs opened at one time.

pls ignore.


4 posted on 02/05/2013 2:06:55 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: SJSAMPLE

Hey, some of the greatest posts on FR are the ones where people post blind. ;-D


5 posted on 02/05/2013 2:14:03 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Altariel

6 posted on 02/05/2013 2:15:57 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: SJSAMPLE
Been there, done that!

Once posted a pic of Catherine Zeta-Jones to the wrong thread and funny thing, no one asked why.

7 posted on 02/05/2013 2:20:25 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: SJSAMPLE

Your post could very possibly be appropriate. The original plaintiff is dead. No reason given but I’m sure the headache involved with this situation at the very least didn’t help his last days.


8 posted on 02/05/2013 2:21:49 PM PST by bramps (Sarah Palin got more votes in 2008 than Mitt Romney got in 2012)
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To: Altariel

All he has to do is get a truck and put a banner on it and park it on the street or in his driveway. He may have to move it every so often if there is a covenant about that. He can also drive it downtown and circle city hall, parking it where legal.


9 posted on 02/05/2013 2:23:18 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (....Let It Burn....)
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To: TexasCajun

“Dowd” OK There’s your cue!


10 posted on 02/05/2013 2:27:56 PM PST by TaMoDee ( Lassez les bons temps rouler dans les 2013! Geaux, Pack, Geaux!)
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To: Altariel
a case with similar facts this week. Norfolk, VA officials are threatening a businessman with $1,000-a-day fines for a banner protesting plans to seize his property via eminent domain

If Americans will once again get real creative, there are easy ways to put these controlling big gov types in their places. Think...Think!!!

11 posted on 02/05/2013 2:44:09 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Altariel

Local HOA officials, zoning board officials, etc. are where elitist control freaks first show up on the political spectrum. These control freaks should be exterminated before they have the opportunity to expand their spheres of influence.

TC


12 posted on 02/05/2013 3:02:10 PM PST by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: Pentagon Leatherneck

Paging Mr. Henry Bowman


13 posted on 02/05/2013 3:21:39 PM PST by VRWCarea51
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To: TexasCajun
Once posted a pic of Catherine Zeta-Jones to the wrong thread and funny thing, no one asked why.

Don't ask.

14 posted on 02/05/2013 3:47:34 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum (I live in NJ....I want a bailout!!!)
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To: Focault's Pendulum

aye carumba!


15 posted on 02/05/2013 3:59:41 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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