With all the crime going on, this officer took the time to write a ticket for a bumper sticker that he didnt agree with, it leaves an impression with me that the police department has one too many officer. If that is all this officer had to do, then eliminate this job.

Fuck Bush and all of his lackeys.

He is a lying chicken shit.

It is nice to know that the RIGHT wing thought police are so diligently performing thier duties in protecting us ignorant citizens from the evil liberal agenda. If it isn't Right, it must be wrong, and therefore illegal.

I would bet a month's pay that had the bumper sticker been equally "obscene" about Hillary Clinton, the officer would have smiled and waved her along.

I was driving into work this morning, from DeKalb county, where I live, when I got stuck in a traffic jam caused by two illegally parked cars. As I sat in my car I had that standard though one often gets in such situations: "where's a cop when you need one." Thinking about it further, I realized that I could never recall having been in a situation where an "officer of the law" had actually been of help to me. This story about the bumper sticker has changed my understanding of the situation; I guess I just didn't realize that our guardians where there all along, helping me and everyone else in ways nor easy to comprehend. Thank goodness this officer of the law was able to defend me from having to see that disgusting combination of letters.

I wouldn't have expected anything less, coming from a Georgia police officer.
You have to realize for the past two months Bush Inc. has been having a rough time.
The Ports deal went bottom up, The Poll numbers went Down, again, Gasoline prices went up, Cheney shot some old guy in the face and Iraq continues to self disintegrate.
This Cop hasn't had anything to cheer about or read about that will make him happy.
Now, he will probably be suspended while this Ticket he wrote, will be dragged through the media and the courts.
If he is found exceding his Police Powers, at least he can find comfort, knowing he has something in common with the White House.

Why not run a test? Make a bumper sticker that says something like "BUSH is Great," or "I Love BUSH", or "I never tire of all the BUSH". Find out where that cop is patrolling, and drive by once or twice. If he stops you, I'll bet it'll be to say: "Great bumper sticker! Where can I get one?"

I agree wholeheartedly with the first comment. Didn't that cop have other things to do with his time than harass a private citizen? I'm originally from GA, and being Cherokee and gay, I didn't have an easy time of it in "good ol' Dixie" anyway. Those good ol' boy cops there need to leave INNOCENT people alone and focus on all the rednecks there who commit racist acts, rape, commit theft, murder and gay bash. Hey, what about ALL cops everywhere doing the same thing? Then maybe those who are actually perpetrating crimes will be dealt with. Let's start by arresting the biggest crooks of them all: George W. Bu$h and his entire administration.

This as I see it is the problem. We now have "Law Enforcement" officers. The used to be referred to as "peace officers". Notice the difference: Law enforcement is just that, they enforce the laws of who ever is in power. Peace officers on the other hand thought for themselves and if it was not disturbing the peace you were pretty much left alone. Their were exceptions but this I feel is/was true for the most part. Today if you break the "law" you are going to be written up and busted, 15-20 years ago, depending on what you had done, you probably were told not to do it again and given a stern lecture. Ask a cop, about a law you disagree with, he would probably agree with you but tell you he would issue a citation becasue it was the "law". Even thought he thought it was an unjust law. Remeber the Nazi's used that defence in Nurenburg, and we told them it had to be a just law or the should have disobeyed the law! It didn't work then it should not work today.

I hope that soon there will be
some american Musharaff who will
end all this creepy comedy

I hope that soon there will be
some american Musharaff who will
end all this creepy comedy

It's interesting that a Cobb county (two counties west of Dekalb)incident in the 1990 went to the Supreme Court. A man was ticketed for a "Shit Happens" sticker, fought it in court, and SOCUS said that he could not be prosecuted under rights to freedom of expression. A few months later, in the same county, he was caught and ticketed again. So much for keeping one's police officers educated; at least this time, he got an apology and dropped charges.

So far as I know, the Supreme Court decision has not been reversed, so the Dekalb woman should still be protected. We'll have to see how the prosecutors try to twist the rationales around.

The same amendment that protects free speech also allows the police to pull someone over if he doesn't like the language on the bumper sticker. BUT it does NOT give him the right to write a ticket and charge a fine, it does give him the right to express displeasure and request removal of the thing. He cannot, under what's left of the Constitution, punish or otherwise harass the driver.
I don't need police protection, I need protection from the police.

I have a policy of not putting stickers on my car for a couple of reasons. First, nothing speaks to the age of a car like an old campaign sticker. I think it also looks tacky and messes up the paint.

I now know for fairly certain that after reading this piece that my other reason for not doing bumper stickers is also very valid: That law enforcement officers will be more likely to pull me over for something minor, or even trumped up if I express my leftist political views on my car. I've long suspected this to be true, and since I usually don't have any time to spare getting to work (I'm usually on-call), I don't have time for any BS traffic stops on the interstate. It's a shame that I have to think that way. It's also a shame that I might also have to worry about my more reactionary co-workers doing something to my car because of opinions I might so express, or management's view of my future employment for expressing said views (I work for a top ten GOP corporate contributor).

Quick, someone send a copy of the U.S. Constitution down to Dekalb County 'cuz what we got here is a failure to communicate!

Don't forget: Police + politics = fascism

I was appalled upon seeing this in our AJC paper. Also, the fact that our street comes off Chamblee-Tucker Road... I thought, "how many times have I called for DeKalb County to give tickets for those speeding" ... accidents do kill people but I don't think I've ever seen someone die from a bumper sticker ... our speed limit is 40 but most think it's a race track with a speed of 70+ . Chamblee-Tucker Rd. goes into I-85 and 285...South to downtown and north to Greenville.. Gwinnett Countians take this stretch of road in the morning and afternoons... at those times, traffic is horrible... I hope the judge that Denise Grier sees laughs his butt off. We have so many bank, service stations holdups and would be nice to feel safer, but a bumper sticker? America is getting out of hand with those in charge. I want my freedom back!

Don't people find this unbelieavable? Don't cops have better things to do than hassle someone because of their politics? They should be looking for the "terrorists" and bad guys. This is the kind of crap that the Bush "administration" is so good at. I'll be so glad when this nation takes a hard turn to the left and we are re-introduced to our rights and liberties.

While I wholeheartedly agree that protofascism has taken hold here in the good old USA ( where that sort of thing could never happen ) keep in mind that Lefties ( I am more or less one ) are fully capable of repressive behavior. Consider this: the Bill of Rights is a beautiful expression of individual liberties isn't it? Who could call it anything else? So explain to me why Lefties are so pro gun control? They appear to me to be incapable of reading. And who invented the "Hate Crime?" While the intent may have a positive side, the effect of giving the government added power will have unintended consequences related to the 1st. Hmmm...I guess I'm a real fundamentalist where the BOR is concerned.

That cop should get a good public reaming for his behavior. Should he lose his job? I think so.

I have relatives in Georgia; it's a very bizarre place, for a lot of reasons that I won't go into here. Anyway... where do I get one of those stickers?

Hey, Kids welcome to G.W Bush America
Like it yet? Lets change it in about 220 days

It seems to me that if this police officer was so concerned about things obscene, he might consider the sacrifice of over 2,300 Americans for nothing. That is obscene.

What's all this comment about our constitution? Do you folks not get it? It's "....just a goddamned piece of paper," after all.

If the sticker had said "I'm tired about all the BULLSHIT about Bush," she never would have been stopped.

I"m not sure BUSHIT even constitutes a vulgarism--or is a vulgarism now defined as any word which contains the letters s, h, i and t connected and in order. I'm certain there are plenty which are benign, though I don't have time to run a computer search right now.

I see truly obscene bumper sickers frequently in every state I have lived in. This was purely political! Being an RN myself, I think they have picked on the wrong gal this time and we shall see them eat crow!

My favorite Bumper Sticker that I see here in
Semi-Free Washington quite often says quite simply,
BUSH IS A LYING SACK OF SHlT!

It makes me laugh even more than my second favorite.

PLEASE DEAR LORD, PROTECT ME FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS.

Welcome to the New American Century briught to you by...Johnny Panic aka: George W. Bush!

Welcome to the New American Century brought to you by...Johnny Panic aka: George W. Bush!

DeKalb county could use a couple of active cops. In that dinky place, there were five murders, nine rapes, ninety robberies, sixty assults, and almost 2,500 other serious crimes in March of 2005. Seems like bumper stickers should get a lower priority.