Friday, September 16, 2005
Neighbors Find Obscenity Mowed Into Lawn
Well, at least he mowed his lawn:
If what he had created said "Muslims Suck", CAIR and the ACLU would be all over his rear like a mower on a lawn. But alas, if he had scripted "God Sucks", they would be supporting him ... well, at least the ACLU would have.
- An Omaha man mowed an obscenity into his lawn, and now his neighbors are upset because they don't want their children to see the nasty language.
The homeowner, who neighbors told KETV NewsWatch 7 has the last name Miller, cut a two-word expletive into his front lawn after being warned by the city about excessive grass and weeds around his house. His house is near 68th Street and Park View Lane. The phrase is about 30 feet long across his yard.
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City prosecutor Marty Conboy said little can be done legally about the yard.
'There really is no criminal law that covers these kinds of vulgarities,' Conboy said.
Conboy said it would be different if the homeowner threatened city employees by saying the expletive, but on the lawn, it's a passive statement protected by the First Amendment.
"As much as you might shake your head at what kind of reasoning is involved, it's not prohibited," Conboy said. "A person who wants to make a statement in public, that doesn't invoke a violent response, is protected by the constitution."
Conboy said he is "disappointed" that someone would use his First Amendment rights in such a manner."
If what he had created said "Muslims Suck", CAIR and the ACLU would be all over his rear like a mower on a lawn. But alas, if he had scripted "God Sucks", they would be supporting him ... well, at least the ACLU would have.
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