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Time to boycott the contract.
There's a guy a block down the street from me that has a giant flag on the side of his truck saying "Fuck Joe Biden, and fuck you for voting for him." It's SO bizarre to me any time I see a person fanboying for or against a politician like they're a sports team. Seriously, get a fucking life. >

The weirdest part is if you talk to them typically you find out they don't even follow up on the politics. They have no idea the policy stances of people they are simmping for often times their own personal values even disagree.
I do have to say the American flag punisher decal with the thin blue line in it is by far my favorite.
I chuckle everytime I see it. The irony is completely lost on them. >

Look. I saw a punisher decal for an EMS a while back. Like what the actual shit fuck goddamn? What the fuck does that even mean? We provide Emergency medical services that the law can’t? Can you imagine an ambulance pulling up with a goddamn punisher skull on it? I’d probably freak out tbh. >


Can you imagine an ambulance pulling up with a goddamn punisher skull on it?

That's some dystopian shit I would expect from Trauma Team in Cyberpunk 2077 >

I need to finish that game. >

It’s so good now, I’m having a lot of fun playing through it >

Same here. I'm waiting for the DLC to drop. >

I’m surprised the town didn’t just pass a “no flags on vehicles larger than x by x, unless it’s a parade” rule. It’s the obvious workaround and addresses an actual safety issue. >

I read that as "unless it's a panda" at first and was very confused. >

Pandas with trucks can fly whatever flags they want. Safety be damned, that sounds adorable. >

We need more panda truckers >

If you've seen them just trying to walk, you'd know this is a bad idea. They'd be absolute clown cars on the road. >

Stupid people are always looking for an audience. They are the herpes of logic. >

Like the syphilis of herpes. >

The gonorrhea of syphilis >

r/YourJokeButWorse >

I once saw a guy on the highway flying a giant flag on his RV. As we got closer I was getting ready to see what it was all about, sure it was going to be a fuck Biden kind of thing. Nope, it was a picture of George Washington on a black background. And in quoted white letters it said "I eat ass". 
I say let them fly their flags
Edit: I messed up the quote. It said "eating ass is not a crime". Either way, I am in support of being able to put dumb shit on flags. Thank you. >

And non Americans wonder why we worship the founding fathers as gods. >

Easy, just have someone drive a similar-themed truck directed toward Trump, behind his truck and let's see how fast he says he's offended >

I had a similar thought.  Someone should make signs exactly like his but replace Biden with Ross Brunet (his name), hand them out around town, and see how mad he gets. >

Probably wouldn't get mad, clearly wants attention. >

Agreed, which is why I like using Trump instead. It'll piss him off more and not give him attention. >

There's a guy on a main road near me with TRUMP 2024 and F*CK BIDEN flags at the top of a flagpole.
No US flag, just those. >

Ugh. No matter who you wish to support, the ugly speech just makes me sad. So hateful and unnecessary >

Town needs to stop being petty and just let this imbecile prove to the world that he’s indeed an imbecile. By fighting this schmuck, all they’re doing is giving him the attention he so desperately craves, all while wasting town resources. >

Let him fly his stupid flags. That way everyone will know what a jackass he is and decent people won't hire him. Besides it is a First Amendment violation. They could have come up with another way of limiting this by not defining the limits by the content, but instead limit the size of flags, as mentioned already in this thread. Make the limit small so they're hard to read. Say it's a road safety issue, which it is. Having large flags flapping around at high speeds can make them break off. >

The town probably has laws restricting public vulgarity... >

If so, the law is very likely unconstitutional. Vulgarity is still protected speech under the constitution. Obscenity is less protected but has to be defined correctly for a law to be constitutional. Source: IAAL >

I feel like that guy’s lawsuit will be successful. >

This guy must be a member of that certain Christian party of family values >

Just what I was thinking. However he feels about Biden, won't he think of the children!? >

Only when it's politically expedient for him/that party. >

Someone on that island is paying for his work.  Maybe that’s the real problem >

Scrolling through those images, and there's literally hundreds of US Flag Code violations. Patriots, indeed. >

He's an idiot but good for him for fighting it. >


Two bore vulgarities aimed at Biden and people who voted for him.

you think i wanted to vote for biden? i did not
but it was either him or the semi-literate reality-TV clown who left the US a smoldering shit-cinder - and that's thanks to you and your ilk >

I wanted to vote for Biden.  He was leagues better than the alternative, and also ran the most progressive campaign from a democratic politician in a long time.
That said, I'm not frothing at the mouth over some troglodyte who needs to fly a flag because he hates the guy.  I'm a little peeved that this guy is insulting those who voted for him, seeing as how Biden primarily ran a campaign of "don't be a dick and help out Americans," and I don't like the suggestion that someone who supports that is worthy of scorn.
Even Obama, who still has a lot of star power, never seemed to have the same cult-like obsession that trump has.
trump supporters are weird. >

When you're such an ass that Louisiana is sick of your shit >

Conservatives really, really want to swear in front of children these days... it's very weird... >

Funny - I thought they were the only ones thinking of the children. Or at least thats what they claim >

So people in the town should fly flags that read "Fuck Ross Brunet". >

He’s going to win this case. And the ACLU will support him. 
The town is lazy too. Didn’t even try to couch their code in the language of public safety or anything like that. >

I'm fine with losers self identifying so everyone knows to avoid them. >

I don’t understand how putting vulgarities on a truck is protected and not offensive but libraries can’t have books with “offensive” themes tucked away on shelves because it’s a crime. 
We’re in the Upside Down. >

This is protected speech under the First Amendment. The government cannot legally restrict speech. It's been proven over and over. I don't agree with contractor nor his sentiment in the flags he flies. But he has the right to display those flags the same as someone has the right to fly a Fuck Trump flag from their truck without fear of government consequence. >

The government can restrict speech, but what they're allowed to limit is pretty stringently defined. This flag is almost certainly okay, whereas other things (e.g., fighting words, obscenity, death threats, etc.) can be restricted, specifically due to time, place, and manner. >

He is not flying a anti Biden flag what he is really flying is a fuck the neighborhood flag. 
It’s not like Biden is ever going to see it. >

I appreciate that these people advertise they are insufferable so I can avoid them >

I don't. I've been in situations where I knew somebody in my neighborhood was insufferable due to an insufferability-advertising car, but I didn't know who. >

As a liberal. a Democrat, and a Biden voter, I oppose suppressing political speech, no matter how vulgar.
'America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You've gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say, "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours."'
- The American President >

But there ARE exceptions. Like yelling fire when there isn't one but in this case parents don't want to explain what "fuck" is to kids that are old enough to read the word but not yet old enough to know what it means. 
That being said I would simply put my Fuck Trump flag out and drive right beside him. >

Oh now its cool to support the first amendment when it comes to flying your vulgar flags, but library books are "woke" and must be banned in a manufactured outrage to protect children from vulgarity. 
Uh huh. Makes total sense... >

Schools should not be providing pornographic material to children >

The Supreme Court has said repeatedly that you can put whatever fucking message you want on your car. This is definite local town overreach. Just ignore it or put a Dark Brandon flag on your car as balance. >

There are limits to what you're allowed to broadcast (e.g., death threats against the president, fighting words, obscenity, etc.) particularly as part of time, place, and manner restrictions. 
This flag is almost certainly protected, but there are limits. >

ITT: redditers try not to advocate for fascism and cheer the government stripping someone of their civil rights because of political speech. Impossible mode. 
This isn’t ma freeze peach on Facebook or Twitter. This is a government trying to suppress someone’s free speech based on the message of the speech. That’s it. Take your emotions out of it and look at it from a legal stand point. 
He has the right to criticize the government how ever he pleases. >

He'll be the FIRST one to ask for FEMA funds when a hurricane wipes that island clean though. >

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.  Pretty sure this guy would be upset if people drove through his neighborhood regularly with “Fuck Trump” flags on their trucks. >

And yet, they should be able to do that, and so should he. >

Should folks be free to display realistic depictions of penises penetrating vaginas or buttholes on their vehicles? >

These arent the same thing. Vulgar words is not the same as obscene photographs. 
Cohen v California. They have the right to do this >

I then find it odd that California is disallowing personalized license plates based on these criteria:

The configuration has a sexual connotation.  
The configuration is a vulgar term or a term of prejudice or hostility.  
The configuration is a swear word or term considered profane or obscene.  
The configuration misrepresents a law enforcement entity.  
The configuration has been deleted from regular series license plates.  
The configuration is a foreign or slang word or term, or is a phonetic spelling or mirror image of a word or term falling into the categories described in subdivisions 1 through 5 above.  

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*edited for formatting and to fix typo >

Lets go with it then.
Explain to me how Cohen v California doesnt apply to to having a flag that says fuck biden.
Cohen v California gives this man the right to  wear/display swear words in public as they are protected speech.
Explain how Cohen v California has been overturned for this case
Also the feds over turned it. If you fight it, you will win. Just becuase a government website says it doesnt mean that its legal >

It's getting really hard to have a career as a truck driver and not somehow be lumped into these people.
They're a small majority of truck drivers, most truck drivers just do this shit to pay the bills. >

Free speech eh? I'll allow it
He's still an asshole though. >

Yeah, I really hate to agree with the guy but he’s in the right here. Free speech means free to offend others. Doesn’t mean freedom from consequences like a lot of them seem to think, but he does have the right to fly his stupid flags as long as they aren’t a hazard. >

Based on what I'm reading in the article he probably has a flag that says "Fuck Biden" or "Fuck you if you voted for Biden".  I don't care at all, let the asshole fly them.  My take is "Fuck you if you voted Trump" but I don't need to fly a flag to that effect because I'm not a childish twat (most of the time) >

Just tell him he's really brave admitting he's so sexually attracted to Biden and his supporters that he wants to have sexual intercourse with them.
I'm sure he'll love that. >

I live in the midwestern US in a town of 12,500 people. There's some idiot driving around town in a tan SUV emblazoned with a windshield sticker that proudly proclaims "I EAT ASS." Vulgar and stupid? Yes indeed. Illegal? I don't think so. >

I have no sympathy for him. They had to put a reasonable standard in law because of him. >

The flag is stupid, sure, but the ordinance absolutely is a violation of free speech >

I mean, the guy is clearly a total asshole and needs to get a life instead of having such a raging fucking hard-on for Trump, but on principle here, he’s right. Free speech is free speech. You’re free to be an asshole even if it offends people. 
What shocks me about this story is that the cops didn’t just honk and wave or give a thumbs up and actually ticketed him for the flags. 
I just don’t get these people. I can’t imagine ever liking or disliking a politician enough to do any of this shit. And I loath Trump, don’t get me wrong, but you didn’t see me flying FUCK TRUMP AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM flags from my car while he was president. Some folks really need some hobbies or something, man. >

People who are mad at the Dems for destroying "Western Values" have no problem driving around your neighborhood with obscenities in giant letters. Yet they're mad about a flyer for a drag show. >

So, can I drive around with flags that says this guy has sex with animals? >

You can but he could sue you for slander. It would be up to you to prove he does in fact have sex with animals. >

We'll need a guy in a bear costume and a shitty quality phone camera. >

If it's good enough to prove bigfoot exists, it's good enough to prove this guy fucks animals. >

Who hires these guys? I don’t care whether it was ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ or ‘Fuck Donald Trump’ the lack of good judgement and respect for others is appalling. I can’t imagine he has the brains to his job or any job well. And I don’t want to see a truck like that in front of my home or business. >

Similar thing happened in my parents' town last year... a woman living across the street from the grammar school put up a "Fuck Joe Biden" flag where kids have to walk past it every day.
The town ended up dropping their lawsuit when it became clear they'd lose. >

What a big strong manly man >

It's his right to do it. Speech considered "vulgar" is still legal. >

I think he's a dick for flying "Fuck Joe Biden" flags. 
But he has every right to do so and I would defend that right. 
Tasteless and crass, yes. Illegal, no. >

I'm all about free speech but let's fucking keep the fucking vulgarity off the fucking signs. >

Why can't people keep their vulgarity inside their homes. >

I 110% disagree with his politics (if this can even be called that), his message, and his choice of delivery...but he's right.  Free speech should cover this. >

This kind of shit is ok but someone in drag is not? Kids can see the filth on his flags but a man in womens clothing is too much? Fuck off, conservatives. >

I wonder if this guy could articulate what policies of Biden's have harmed him enough to hate Biden, and to publicly fly flags declaring that hatred?
Disclosure: I'm not American.  I won't discount the importance of free speech, but now there are resources being used for this guy, who brings absolutely nothing to the discussion (at least not through the flags). >

You’re not wrong in wondering this. Most of the “conservatives” I’ve come across just spew talking points they heard on fox or noosemax, but if you try to get them to elaborate, they just jump to another talking point. Safe to say they don’t even know why they’re mad at President Biden or his supporters. I would ask him to list his grievances in court. >

Before Trump this guy would throw a fit if you dared to swear in front of his family. >

Guy is a tool for flying the stupid flag.
No amount of disdain for the "Let's Go Brandon" folks means we should throw away free speech, though.
Dude did nothing illegal or wrong, and the ordinance is unconstitutional.
"Fuck Joe Biden, and Fuck You for voting for him" is NOT the same as yelling FIRE in a crowded movie theater. Dude is ignorant, but well within his rights to advertise his ignorance without persecution.
I can't believe I hope he wins his case, but I hope he does. because these sorts of censorship laws are used as cudgels by whoever the prevailing ideology in power is. >

Lots of places have ordinances against derogatory speech incl saying or writing "fuck" whomever in a public displayed setting. I don't know the particulars of this case just going by your comment. The 1st amendment nor any other constitutional right doesn't give whomever the right to say fuck anyone in a public presentation as they fuckin' damned well please. As far as rights go it's irrelevant. It doesn't bother me, but it's not a guaranteed right. >

Yeah...you are going to have to show me case precedence that supports the claim that derogatory speech can be censored or punished. The ACLU fought for and protected the speech of hollacaust denying neo nazis in IL.
Our 1st Amendment case law is the most individualist and protected of rights, especially in the western world. I have never heard of ordinances or laws that stand in our country that allow state enforced censorship and control of speech.
In fact SCOTUS ruled that comeplled speech by the state is illegal. >

I wonder how he would react to a protest at his house with "breast cancer rocks" and :"we love breast cancer" flags. >

Remember when Reddit shat on the elderly lady for politely asking her neighbor to take down her “Fuck Donald Trump” flag because she didn’t want the word “Fuck” being the first thing her grandkids see when they leave the house? >

Make no mistake, he's not suing for any sincere cause or belief, this petty little man isnt suing for the sake of freedom, but for the sake of himself. These types often don't care about the first amendment when it comes to the rights of others, let alone those with distinctly opposing views and/or lifestyles. This isn't about freedom, it's about ego. It's about protecting his own self image and identity, not his rights. Imagine a fuck Trump banner flying in his community... In his neighbors yard... An inflatable Trump in a diaper... >

None the less he will probably win because it is a pretty clear case of First Amendment infringement. The town was dumb to limit flags by what is written on them. They should have been more clever about it. Now they're going to pay for not thinking it through better. >

Guy in my town has a Fuck Joe Biden flag on the side of his house which is across the street from an elementary school >

It’s all about the kids >

Same conservative psychos who lose their shit because they can’t show the whole world, including kids, an image or text of Biden being sexually humiliated, but also do everything in their power to have sex education banned from schools. >

Who cares, let him have his flags. Unless he is making specific threats idgaf what anyone puts on a flag. >

If he wins, his neighbors should get vulgar flags making fun of him specifically.  Freedom of speech and all! >

Don’t agree with the message, but the phrase “fuck the President” is A. Not obscene in the legal sense of the word, and B. About as protected as speech can be. >

He has a right to express himself. But everyone one else has a right to not hire him, engage him, display their own free speech statements to offset this moron. 
I had a neighbor who put up a huge “Fuck Biden” sign in his yard. I posted a small sign pointing at his sign that said, “I’ve been told that people who erect “F Biden” signs are closet pedophiles. I don’t know if it’s true or not.  It’s just what I was told by someone. 
He took his sign down the next day. Now everyone on the street calls him Pedo. 
Fight fire with a flame thrower! >

Guy has an effigy of Biden being hung in his front lawn…people are trash. >

Free speech applies whether you're offended or not, and it applies to everyone. We don't have to support the message to support the right to express it. >

There is a house directly across the street from an elementary school playground near me that had a huge "no more bullshit" trump election banner on it. 
The family values party hard at work... >

He'll probably win since it's protected free speech. The town can always boycott his business in response if they so choose. >

I think its a dumb flag but its his right as an american to fly a flag with swear words on it. Cohen v California >

Can't ObamaCare take care of all these butt hurt Republicans??? >

I wonder how it feels to think you're being oppressed on everything you do daily >

Dude just fly your let's go Brandon flag and be done with it. There are kids around and it is just inappropriate for the word fuck to be flown around like that. I fucking love to swear, Fuck fuck fuckity fuck is my favorite phrase. But I draw the line at putting it on my car, my house or my person, unless I'm only hanging around with adults. >

Immaturity and hiding behind the first amendment are poor excuses for bad behavior. >

Let him fly it. It's a beacon to let you know to steer clear >

He's right he should be allowed to fly then on his truck, he just needs to know that this is why someone inevitably threw a brick through his windshield and why he's not getting business there anymore. >

A lot of people have realized their lives are meaningless and that they have amounted to nothing, and as such they have decided to tie their entire personality to a celebrity in the hopes that the celeb might make a difference they can bask in the shade of. >

I’m sure this guy’s a moron but in this particular case he’s right. I hope he gets a nice payout. >

get a life asshole, but your entitled to, constitutional rights and all that >

I think his message is dumb but I think he should be able to fly his dumb flags. Free speech for sure. >

While I think this guy is a fucking idiot, I'm on his side that he can fly a fuck Biden flag and should not be harassed by the local government. >

Sounds like a contractor to avoid >

Adult children are awful. >

As he says;  FUCK HIM >

Here's an idea: how about just stop hiring this idiot and go with a different truck deiver? >

you don't seem to realize that in the United States, the government is only 1% allowed to regulate speech. Also, this is not obscenity, it's vulgarity. Its also political speech, even if its low effort political speech, it's specifically political in nature.
To be considered obscene, speech has to be (1) appeal to the prurient (deviously sexual) interest, (2) depict sexual conduct or excretory functions, as specifically defined by the applicable state law AND (3) lack serious literary, artisitic, political or scientific value.   
Thats a very high standard to overcome, and this is probably the most lenient area for government speech regulation outside of reasonable Time Place, and Manner restrictions and commercial speach regulations. >

I’m getting out a hanky for this poor abused guy >

Why doesn't he just comply? >

But don't you dare allow LQBQT compassionate books in the library. >

Imagine thinking this is news >

What's wrong with echo chambers and propaganda? It works. >

I hate these confederate flag inbred hillbillies >

What a little bitch. He says he's afraid to engage with the public. >

He should be. Support a fascist and people don't like you. >

Honestly, it depends on the group he's in. For what it's worth there are a significant number of people who think Biden is fascist. Take a trip through Central PA and you'll see.
Point is, these people tend to have a persecution complex and think the government wants to keep them down, but they tend to feel that more strongly against democrats than Republicans. Likely because Republicans brand themselves as small on government and big on freedom. >

And those people are very wrong. Many of them happily cheer for fascism as long as it's called something else. >

Yeah, I know. Go take it up with them. You're preaching to the choir here. >

Let me take a wild guess. He's a white guys from the suburbs.... >


“Indeed, core political speech is often offensive to the listener, and yet is a highly protected form of speech.”

That's utterly pathetic. Then again, insisting on adorning your vehicle with flags targeting someone you hate so you can take them everywhere with you for some reason is not exactly dignified, either. >

I see shitheads like this guy almost daily. One dumfuk still has a giant "Trump won" sign in his field. These people are completely detached from reality. >

And yet still for some unknown reason possess the same voting power as yourself... >

imagine being so upset >

The town should countersue for this ass hat/normal republican disrupting the public peace of the town. >

What's the benefit of doing this besides just being a provocative (in the most low hanging fruit sense of the word) jackass? >

they live on a barrier island...off the coast of new orleans. I mean...that's not really what this town should be worried about.