Some of the stuff is pretty bad, and a lot of people complain. The Police claim they can do nothing about it because it is a First Amendment Issue. (This being the state it is, the PD's go overboard being PC, so they are NOT saying this because they go to Klan Meetings on weekends).
The issue here, is that they SIGN THEIR NAMES to it.
I can see the argument of someone hiding behind an ISP or anonymizer doing this and then wanting protection for Free Speech being not exactly the same thing as "I am Joe Smith, I live in Anytown, and I think that all whatevers should be sent back to wherever they came from".
The point is everyone, including the Police, know who they are, they are open about it, and in their own way, honest. Sure, they are nuts, kooks, @ssholes, whatever..but they are convinced they are in the right and being honest, loathsome as they may be.
They are not cyberstalking and being sneaky cowards terrorizing someone because they think they are anonymous and will not get caught.
Wow, in a way, those Aholes deserve some respect... :)
Seriously, they’re risking their lives and limbs to express unpopular ideas. This is exactly what the first amendment is about.
We have a racist couple in the next town that go around hanging screeds from mailboxes and tossing them into yards.
The mailbox is private property and so are the yards. They could be charged with vandalism.
Other than that, they have a 1A right to go around town with their ‘screeds’ on placards or proclaiming it from public streets and sidewalks.
I think they ARE being cowards if they are doing this as you say.