can I get pulled over for that?, arrested for that?, get fined?, any consequences for that?, I've been frustrated & in a bad mood lately so as of right now I really hate the Police. I don't have a criminal record but the Police have really gotten on my nerves in the past & most recently, like half a month ago.
2007-09-15 18:38:15 · 13 answers · asked by introvertedguy06 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
None of those things are illegal. You can't get arrested or pulled over just for the stickers.
Having said that... Police Officers have a lot of discretion in how they do their jobs; if you commit a minor violation that the officer might have overlooked, he might stop you if your sticker gets his attention. If you might have gotten a warning, you may wind up with a ticket.
2007-09-15 18:48:57 · answer #1 · answered by Citicop 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your question is can you get pulled over and get arrested for this foolishness? OF COURSE NOT, this is freedom of expression as stated in the constitution. Even if how bad or foul your words is the police cannot haul you in their cell for doing so. They would simply ask why in the heck are you pissed off with the police anyway, not all cops are rotten to the core. Some are good and honest, as in one egg basket not all are rotten.
But the real problems here lies in fact that the police would monitor you as their number one fan so to speak and they will alert all the squad to look for you next time you drop by their vicinity.
2007-09-15 22:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am going to treat your question as strictly a matter of law and I'm not going to address whether or not some police officer might take offense. SInce I think I know what you were intending to say for your first sample bumper sticker, you will find that, from a legal standpoint, this is political speech that is fully protected by the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If you would like to read of the treatment given to an extremely similar phrase (by the U.S. Supreme Court) then I refer you to: Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971).
On April 26, 1968, Paul Robert Cohen, 19, was arrested for wearing a jacket with the words "F&%$ the Draft" inside the Los Angeles Courthouse. He was convicted of violating section 415 of the California Penal Code, which prohibited "maliciously and willfully disturb[ing] the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person [by] offensive conduct."
The conviction was upheld by the California Court of Appeal, which held that "offensive conduct" means "behavior which has a tendency to provoke others to acts of violence or to in turn disturb the peace." After the California Supreme Court denied review, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari.
The Court, per Justice John Marshall Harlan II, overturned the appellate court's ruling. "[A]bsent a more particularized and compelling reason for its actions," it said, "the State may not, consistently with the First and Fourteenth Amendments, make the simple public display of this single four-letter expletive a criminal offense."
In the opinion Justice Harlan famously wrote "one man's vulgarity is another's lyric."
If you'd like to read the full text of the case, you can find it at:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/cohen.html
Happy motoring.
2007-09-22 18:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by Don C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"For those citizens without wealth or power, a bumper sticker may be one of the few means available to convey a message to a public audience.” — Judge Myron H. Thompson in Baker v. Glover
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/speech/personal/topic.aspx?topic=bumper_stickers
“The peace of society is not endangered by the profane or lewd word which is not directed at a PARTICULAR AUDIENCE.”
Benjamin Franklin: “Everything one has a right to do is not best to be done.”
2007-09-23 12:26:55 · answer #4 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't get pulled over for it, not at all.
I had a friend who had a "cop killer" sticker on his truck, he said the police were actually laughing at it.
2007-09-15 19:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by Tweet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That bumper decal represent lack of expertise and intolerance. this is insulting to Christians who do carry the choice view. And have self belief it or no longer the Christian international is split in this undertaking.
2016-10-09 06:35:50 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is free speech. Keep in mind if you are pulled over for anything you probally will get much worse than a warning.
2007-09-15 18:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by satcomgrunt 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i would not do that fi i were you. it is like painting a target on your forehead. you should put a pro-police sticker on your car, but do a whole bunch of illegal stuff. the pro-police bumper sticker will keep them from suspecting you of criminal activity. It's really easy to fool the police into thinking you are a good citizen. Pretty much if you are not brown, you get the benefit of the doubt. If you are brown, then you get a butt whooping. You have to out smart them. It's about as hard as out smarting my retarded neice. Now hit the thumbs down button copper.
**** the police commin straight from the underground. a young honky got it bad cause i'm down. f'in with me cause i'm a teenager with a little bit of gold and a pager. searchin my car looking for the product thinkin every honky is sellin narcotic.
2007-09-15 18:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by the hump 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
check this out, and see if you think you would be treated fairly:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3f9mj37SeMY
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the hump, actually you are wrong. That raises a red flag in many circumstances.
2007-09-15 18:49:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes youd get told off at the very least
2007-09-22 09:14:12 · answer #10 · answered by kaye j 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋