Homeowner’s Association
“I think it’s the ultimate sign of disrespect. We have troops dying for us,” Land Park resident Mark Cohen said.
“(I’m) annoyed and disgusted. I think if this is the way someone feels they can find a better way to vent their opinions,” Land Park resident Pete Miles said.
The homeowners behind the controversy are Steve and Virginia Pearcy. They released a statement saying, “There will always be people who are offended by political speech, and the most important forum of all … is one’s own residence. The First Amendment is meaningless unless dissent is allowed.” […]
“Even if you don’t agree with it, he has the right to state his opinion. I don’t find it offensive at all,” Land Park resident Cece Williams said.
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The matter has been reported to the police department and to the city attorney. The City Council has even heard about it, but said they can’t solve the problem.
“Unfortunately or fortunately, this is protected speech by the First Amendment … so there is nothing we can do about it,” Sacramento City Councilman Rob Fong said.
Exchanges from a message board forum:
#1: This guy seems a bit confused. Or maybe he came close to admitting that he’d like the First Amendment to go the way of the Dodo, but covered his butt by his inclusion of the word “fortunately.”
#2: Personally, whether you are for or against the war, I can’t think of a more appropriate way to express one’s strong feelings about people killing and dying than in one’s own neighborhood, on one’s own private living space.
Think about it? No disruption of traffic or commerce.
I have a feeling that people who are trying to pass a law against this form of expression are the ones that really want to live in a complacent and smug world of denial, and care very little if anything about the troops’ well being or the well being of the Iraqi civilians.
#3: where I live- if I had hung that up my house woud be stoned!
windows broken ,and outright shouting by the people living around me.
Seeing that the place I live has 80% Bush death cult supporters.
there would even be the risk of being shot.