Jason sends us a link from the Idaho Statesman which tells the story of an Air Force veteran who decided to test the judicial decision from last month which declared that Occupy Boise’s tents were free speech.
Ike Sweesy parked his Corvette near the Occupy encampment to see if he’d get the benefit of the court decision. The police, apparently disagreed;
“Part of our American heritage means that freedom can cost you,” said Sweesy [in regards to his $125 towing fee levy]. “We are making a statement: … A tent is not a statement of protest.”
Sweesy, who’s retired from the Air Force, got the idea when he heard Nampa resident Ronalee Linsenmann on a radio show talking about why she’d pulled her bumper-sticker-covered Geo Metro onto the grass near the Occupy Boise tents.
He’s right, though. his car is no more free speech than the filthy hippies’ tents. I hope the judge feels ashamed if only for a minute.
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Shame is indicative of a functioning moral philosophy. The judge appears to lack such.
The whole thing has degenerated into lunacy…and it didn’t have that far to go, to start with.
Okay, full disclosure- I live in Boise, the occutards annoy me, and I think the guy is a dumbass for parking his car on the lawn…but damn, that was funny!
@PN. damn straight.