The 'Shot heard round the world' at a bridge in Concord, Mass. April 19, 1775.
Posted on 04/19/2024 7:00:09 AM PDT by Twotone
A retired Pennsylvania teacher is suing his local government after he was convicted of a criminal charge for putting a “For Sale” sign in his truck window.
Will Cramer teamed up with the Institute for Justice last week to take legal action against the borough of Nazareth over its ordinance, claiming that it’s a violation of his First Amendment rights, according to the nonprofit law firm.
Cramer had put the sign in his 1987 Chevy Deluxe last October and received a ticket stating that parking a vehicle in public “for the purposes” of selling it was illegal.
“It made no sense to me that I could park my truck on the street legally, but as soon as I put a ‘For Sale’ sign in the window, it became illegal,” said Cramer, who was found guilty by a judge after trying to fight his ticket.
“This lawsuit is bigger than me, it’s about standing up for the free speech rights of everybody in Nazareth.”
Cramer had decided to sell his truck while planning to retire from his job teaching high school geometry and teach English in the Philippines for a year, he told Fox News Digital Thursday.
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Karen is not amused at his desire for freedom.
I’m so sick of entitled Karens.
Would that be like me suing the City Police since their cars have “Protect and Serve” but they don’t? False advertising……. Or even better, sue the Dept of Public Works which is all over their vehicles and don’t get me started on the Department not working 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We’re getting to a place where respect for liberty is going to require stretching some necks. Nothing short of that seems to get the attention of some people.
The government must not have much to do if they are trying to enforce such a silly ordnance.
Do the Uber and Lyft vehicles have placards?
Makes me wonder if the Karen involved saw a ‘Trump 2024’ or ‘MAGA’ bumper sticker and had a mental breakdown. Since she couldn’t do the classic Karen of asking for a supervisor, she went to the Police to stretch a law.
Some need to learn how to be a good neighbor…
§ 15-411 Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited.
[Ord. 595, 10/7/1991]
1. No person shall park a vehicle upon any street for any of the following purposes:
A. Displaying the same for sale; or
B. Greasing or repairing.
The 'Shot heard round the world' at a bridge in Concord, Mass. April 19, 1775.
Poorly-written law. People used to park their for-sale cars in the local shopping center parking lot and get ticketed for it - but if you’re parking your for-sale car in front of your house, the purpose of that parking is not to display the car for sale.
Adam Schiff is way a head of the pack in the stretch...
They didn’t take them to court. They shot them. They deserved it.
According to a friend who used to be an NYC police officer, the ordinance was meant to prevent car dealerships from taking up the entire block outside their lots. It wasn’t meant to penalize an owner from selling his car.
You know it.
Low hanging fruit will always be picked first. You dont expect government to “work hard” do you?
Nice painting, but the hill was behind the Patriots, not the Brits.
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 'bout half past dead
I just need some place where I can sell my truck
Hey, Mister, can you tell me where a man might sell a truck?
He just grinned and shook my hand, "No," was all he said
Take the sign off the truck and put the guy in prison.
Excerpt from Robert A. Heinlein's writing:
Some aspects of history seem to be taboo. I've given up trying to find out what happened in 1965: "The Year They Hanged the Lawyers." When I asked a librarian for a book on that year and decade, he wanted to know why I needed access to records in locked vaults. I left without giving my name. There is free speech -- but some subjects are not discussed. Since they are never defined, we try to be careful.This is the description of an other Earth analogue, in an alternate universe, in a different United States, they nicknamed Beulahland.But there is no category "Lawyers" in the telephone book.
It was pastoral, libertarian, and mostly very dull. The history was slightly different from the crew's homeworld: There was no slavery, but much indenture; and sometime in the 16th century the oceans had risen considerably, changing the coastlines and much of the political situation.
May I ask the title of the book you are quoting? I am very interested in reading it and I thank you for the suggestion!
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