[HamiltonJay]

Dude was attacked by a neighbor with a 2x4 and then had a racial slur painted on his garage.. He decided to leave it there so the rest of the neighbors would see what kind of crap goes on in their own neighborhood to shame them.

Again I ask, who the hell is the government to decide it can repaint someones personal property? This was not a health or safety violation.

The “attack” alledge by him was simply that he put hands on her... I doubt he took a 2x4 to his head like this guys neighbor had done.

You either respect private property or you don’t.. and given the specifics of this situation, I’d say Texas’s reputation for respecting personal property rights is grossly exagerated.

[mnehring]

Dude was attacked by a neighbor with a 2x4 and then had a racial slur painted on his garage.. He decided to leave it there so the rest of the neighbors would see what kind of crap goes on in their own neighborhood to shame them.

I guess I didn't see it this way. I was seeing it as he was leaving profanity up, against city ordnances, and against a court order and attacked a woman who was just doing her job.

who the hell is the government to decide it can repaint someones personal property? This was not a health or safety violation.

If the city has a profanity ban for signs and other displays or it has a code of standards, that is a local issue and is Constitutionally protected. The local citizens do have the right to govern their community standards as they see fit. (10th amendment)

[ClearCase_guy]

Dude was attacked by a neighbor with a 2x4

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The “attack” alledge by him was simply that he put hands on her

Gotta be consistent. I do not know that this man attacked the graffitti abatement worker. I also do not know that this man was hit by a neighbor with a 2x4. I also do not know who painted the graffitti on his garage. All I do know if that this man likes his garage the way it is and wants people to stop cleaning up his handiwork garage.

[timm22]

You either respect private property or you don’t.. and given the specifics of this situation, I’d say Texas’s reputation for respecting personal property rights is grossly exagerated.

Sadly, I can say from experience that this is true. A lot of cities down here have smoking bans. A couple of years ago my hometown came up with a scheme to inspect all rental properties (and some homes that were not rental properties)...for the sake of the tenants, of course, not as a fishing expedition or anything. The same home town also prohibited alcohol sales until just a few years ago. I could go on and on.

There are good things about the state, to be sure. But it's not the bastion of freedom that some people make it out to be.