Parking tickets are an actual pain in the butt and some parking administration authorities, though just doing a job, are rather stingy. Normally, showing them a sign of one's displeasure is looked down upon, but a recent Michigan court ruling holds that shouting at parking enforcement is free speech.
Allowed to yell whenever you need
The Michigan State University authorities made a rule that said it is illegal to do anything to disrupt a university employee just doing university business, such as giving parking tickets to any person who deserved them, according to AutoBlog. It is known as rude normally, but it is not a law.
In 2008, Jared Rapp found a parking administration official placing a ticket on his car and let him know that he was not amused. The officer retreated to his vehicle, called campus police, and Rapp was arrested and found guilty of interfering with a university employee. However, the Michigan Supreme Court has just ruled on Rapp's appeal, and, according to the Detroit News, tossed his conviction. The court held that Rapp's actions were protected as speech.
Constitutionally guarded
There are numerous court cases that hold some aspects of motoring and car-related life that might be considered annoying but are constitutionally-protected speech. It depends on the circumstances, though.
You can honk your horn at anyone you need due to the constitutional rights enforced by the Washington State Supreme Court in 2011 when they threw out a conviction calling it free speech. In 2006, Helen Immelt was arrested for honking her horn at her neighbor. Her neighbor then told the homeowners association that Helen had chickens in her back yard. She got off really simple when it was decided that she was just using free speech.
Then there was a man who honked a horn in front of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's home on his morning drive. The male, Azael Brodhead, was given a ticket by a state trooper, and he was ordered to pay that fine in 2011. According to CBS Milwaukee, he was participating in activity that was not covered.
No tickets for warning drivers
Some drivers flash lights to warn other drivers of cops up ahead. A Florida judge ruled earlier this year that doing this is free speech, according to AutoBlog, and law enforcement cannot ticket motorists for doing so. However, it has yet to be ruled on or tried in other states, so some motorists who engage in said activity can be targeted by law enforcement. As with any court case involving free speech, usually one has to go through several years of litigation before a ruling may or may not exonerate them.
Allowed to yell whenever you need
The Michigan State University authorities made a rule that said it is illegal to do anything to disrupt a university employee just doing university business, such as giving parking tickets to any person who deserved them, according to AutoBlog. It is known as rude normally, but it is not a law.
In 2008, Jared Rapp found a parking administration official placing a ticket on his car and let him know that he was not amused. The officer retreated to his vehicle, called campus police, and Rapp was arrested and found guilty of interfering with a university employee. However, the Michigan Supreme Court has just ruled on Rapp's appeal, and, according to the Detroit News, tossed his conviction. The court held that Rapp's actions were protected as speech.
Constitutionally guarded
There are numerous court cases that hold some aspects of motoring and car-related life that might be considered annoying but are constitutionally-protected speech. It depends on the circumstances, though.
You can honk your horn at anyone you need due to the constitutional rights enforced by the Washington State Supreme Court in 2011 when they threw out a conviction calling it free speech. In 2006, Helen Immelt was arrested for honking her horn at her neighbor. Her neighbor then told the homeowners association that Helen had chickens in her back yard. She got off really simple when it was decided that she was just using free speech.
Then there was a man who honked a horn in front of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's home on his morning drive. The male, Azael Brodhead, was given a ticket by a state trooper, and he was ordered to pay that fine in 2011. According to CBS Milwaukee, he was participating in activity that was not covered.
No tickets for warning drivers
Some drivers flash lights to warn other drivers of cops up ahead. A Florida judge ruled earlier this year that doing this is free speech, according to AutoBlog, and law enforcement cannot ticket motorists for doing so. However, it has yet to be ruled on or tried in other states, so some motorists who engage in said activity can be targeted by law enforcement. As with any court case involving free speech, usually one has to go through several years of litigation before a ruling may or may not exonerate them.
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