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To: grundle
as a possible bias crime

So some Wal-Mart shopper grabbed a phone and pulled a prank - whatever happened to the First Amendment? How can this person be prosecuted for the words he spoke?

If he was not authorized to use the phone, maybe Wal-Mart can get him for some sort of trespassing claim.

I guess we should be thankful that there is so little crime in New Jersey that this isn't a waste of prosecutorial resources.

5 posted on 03/18/2010 7:10:15 PM PDT by SirJohnBarleycorn
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To: SirJohnBarleycorn
whatever happened to the First Amendment

Yelling "fire" in a crowed movie theater comes to mind. Not everything said by someone is covered by the First Amendment.

9 posted on 03/18/2010 7:17:39 PM PDT by doc1019 (To call Obama a bumbling idiot would be an insult to bumbling idiots worldwide.)
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