Nurse sues over ticket for anti-Bush bumper sticker

[sabra]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/16/sticker.suit.ap/index.html

Nurse sues over ticket for anti-Bush bumper sticker

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A woman who was ticketed for having an obscene anti-Bush bumper sticker filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against a county in the state of Georgia and its officials.

Denise Grier, 47, of Athens, Georgia, got a $100 ticket in March after a DeKalb County police officer spotted the bumper sticker, which read "I'm Tired Of All The BUSH**."

A DeKalb judge threw out the ticket in April because the state's lewd decal law that formed the basis for the ticket was ruled unconstitutional in 1990.

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Grier, a nurse who works at Emory University and other hospitals, also is seeking punitive damages against the DeKalb police officer who gave her the ticket because he "acted with reckless disregard" of her rights, the lawsuit said.

[NeoConsSuck]

1. I'm curious

as to what percentage of the vote the chimp got in the 2004 elections in Dekalb county.

[Paulie]

16. No way to tell

Diebold... the infamous Dekalb County Diebold, where Max Cleland lost to a nut-job.

[Freddie Stubbs]

24. Kerry won DeKalb county 73% to 26%

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/GA/P/00/county.001.html

[Ezlivin]

2. Then is this f*****g post obscene, too?

I don't give a d*** what people think the asterisks stand for.

It seems like you can be charged with what other people are thinking, not what you are expressing.

Thought, meet police.

[indepat]

3. For Chris-sakes, that nurse should realize this is Amurikka and disrespect

to the emperor will be met swiftly and dealt with harshly.

[sui generis]

4. it's not the asterisks, it's the other four letter word B-U-S-H

so by rights there are lots of people running around with the slang word for twat (:blush:) on their car who should get ticketed too.

Emily Latilla

[Ghost Dog]

8. Well said there, 'Emily'

<g> :-)

[Cha]

14. :)

See post # 13 :)

[krispos42]

23. Bushit! Bushit good! (do da do da do) Crack that whip!

Damn, now that song is in my head... Damn you Divo!!!! :-)

[Ex Lion Tamer]

5. Good for her. Good for the ACLU.

Of course.

[Rambis]

6. Jesus Hell! WTF is going on in this country!

this is abosolutely the last fucking straw for me. Get a big ole trial lawyer and sue sue sue. I bet the price of parking tickets will go up because of trial lawyers!

[Freedom_from_Chains]

17. So do you think the lady with the bumber sticker should

just roll over and play dead?

[flaminbats]

19. I saw an unpatriotic sticker recently..

it said "Thank Bush and Thank our troops in Iraq!" :crazy:

It's like saying "thanks very much for the insult, I'll never turn my back on you again!"

But if we should allow policemen to write tickets based on emotion, regardless of what a bumper sticker says, then why not lockup every person flying a Confederate Flag or for displaying a "Don't blame me I voted for Bush" sticker for treason? Sorry, but I thought the police were started to enforce the law, not to make trouble with law-abiding taxpayers!

[NoodleyAppendage]

7. Good for her! Grier...yet another example of everyday patriots!

Denise Grier is a prime example of modern-day patriotism. She deserves nothing less than a full apology from the Nazi piges in DeKalb Co. and a full reimbursement for her time and stress.

J

[Doctor_J]

9. I wnoder if she'll still be on the voter rolls on 11/7

With a name like Denise Grier she's probably on some of the auto-purge lists.

Go Denise!

[Freedom_from_Chains]

18. Bet she comes up with a felony conviction in her background

in the next several days.

[davidwparker]

10. good for her

[Anakin Skywalker]

11. Is this an official policy of DeKalb County or just a rogue cop?

[LiberalFighter]

15. Either way make an example of the cop and have him fired.

[leftchick]

12. Photo of Ms. Grier and her sticker!

:yourock:

:)

[Cha]

13. The only reason that's "obscene" is

because bushes name is on it.

[gatlingforme]

20. Dekalb County in Georgia is known for it's retards for cops.

[saigon68]

21. The Cops are just back from Iraq-Nam

They have been observing "FREEDOM ON THE MARCH"

</SARCASM>

[krispos42]

22. Kinda like this one?

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