The Hypocrisy of "hope"

Felony Vandalism Charges Possible in Obama Joker Poster Case

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A Florida teenager could find himself in a sticky situation as a state attorney prepares to review possible felony vandalism charges in connection to the posters depicting President Obama as the Joker, FOXNews.com has learned.

Now take a look at this:

Moffitt said Montgomery scraped off the "very, very adhesive" substance used to hang the posters with a pen knife or putty knife, which removed the mailbox's blue paint. The mailbox then had to be primed and repainted, adding to labor costs, which totaled roughly $200. "It wasn't like a Post-It note where you could easily pull it off," Moffitt said. "Nothing's free anymore."

now this:

But it could have been a lot closer to free. An employee at Home Depot suggested a $6 bottle of Goo Gone would have done the trick. "It does take a little rubbing," the employee said.

And then this:

Maria Kayanan, associate legal director of Florida's American Civil Liberties Union chapter, said the case does not appear to be a First Amendment issue, citing the property damage. "If it was just a poster that didn't cause any destruction, that'd be an entirely different thing," she told FOXNews.com.

This is what the ACLU is all about. If it fits their agenda they represent it. If not, oh well. The post office employee took on a task he wasn’t qualified to do, so that is what created the need to repaint the mailbox.

If the State is going to push for prosecution of this teenager on felony vandalism charges, then they need to also mount an investigation and prosecute the Obama supporter who destroyed public property in New Smyrna Beach by stenciling an Obama “hope” image on the entrance way to the beach on Flagler Avenue. You can read about that and see pictures of the damage to public property in my earlier commentaries found here, here, and here.