Posted on 04/01/2010 9:26:47 AM PDT by JoeProBono
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Camp Lejeune officials violated the rights of a military veteran who came to his job on base in a vehicle emblazoned with anti-Islamic decals after his son died in a terrorist bombing, a federal judge ruled.
Jesse Nieto's stickers included one that said "ISLAM (equals) TERRORISM" and another with a threat to defecate on the Quran. He also had a decal to commemorate the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, in which 17 shipmates died including Nieto's youngest son.
"His vehicle is a way to express his mourning and anger," said Nieto's attorney...
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You’d think we have freedom of speech!
Is this for real, or is this an April Fool’s Day joke that the judge ruled thusly????
Semper Fi brother,
Keep preaching the good word....
However, I condemn him for driving a Scion.
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