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Free Speech or Vulgar Crime?
Free Speech or Vulgar Crime? - Friday, December 5, 2008 at 10:09PM EST
WILKES-BARRE -- Joseph Decker of Hughestown has the message "If you're in America and can't speak English get the (expletive) out", on the back of his truck. A truck that has been attracting a lot of attention.
Police gave Decker a citation for disorderly conduct for the message. A fine he plans to fight, and he has the American Civil Liberties Union on his side.
Decker says the citation is a violation of his free speech. Local officials disagree, citing that they have been contacted by parents whose children pass Decker's truck frequently on their way to school.
Should profanity be protected as free speech?
WYOU Interactive discusses the issue with Joseph Decker and Citizens Voice Reporter Ryann Grochowski. | | |
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