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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
The person who was arrested was an adult who called a cop a pig. That is undeniably political speech. A cop is the government. The first amendment exists, in part, so that the people can be critical of the government in a way that they (not the government) choose without fear of being arrested or punished.
If you can't call a cop a pig, why should you have the right to call Hillary a bitch, Bush an idiot, or anyone else in the government anything other than "sir"?
The Montana Supreme court should be overturned on this bad decistion. They have ruled against the very foundation of the U.S. Constitution.
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BS...I repeat that combative speech is illegal in every jurisdiction that I am aware of and has been for my entire life. In addition there are laws that prevent the undermining of a Police Officers authority...as he performs his daily duties...as there should be. There are laws against the use of profanity in public...in every jurisdication that I am aware of...and this usually falls under an ordinance...be it City or County...and this is as it should be.