[NoJoke]

You know what I don't understand is this "violating free speech" nonsense.

The first amendment protects you from the government, not from me, if someone says something to offend me, the government can't punish them for saying it, but I can knock their teeth out.

The government has nothing to do with this, other citizens objected and all they can talk about is this free speech, but the government isn't doing anything to them, it has nothing to do with first amendment rights. It's a conflict between citizens.

[farmfriend]

Well if this was a black effigy you wouldn't hear them using the "free speech" argument. It would be branded for the hate speech it is. Since we have a hate speech law, we need to enforce it.

Then there is the question about whether we should even have hate speech laws. That is for another day.

[NFOShekky]

You are absolutely right!!!! I HATE it when these whiners go off about their 1st Amendment rights when citizens disagree with them or boycott their businesses, movies, etc. Maybe they should read the Constitution before they quote it!