Potty Mouth May Get Jail Time

[fbrdphreak]

http://www.local6.com/news/9430721/detail.html

BERKLEY, Mich. -- The parking fine was $10. But the comment Robert Militzer added to the check could land him in jail for 30 days.

The computer programmer from Allen Park got the ticket May 29. When Militzer wrote the check to Berkley District Court, he scribbled on the memo line, "BULL (expletive) MONEY GRAB."

That got Militzer an in-person court appearance -- on a contempt of court charge.

He's scheduled to go before a judge Wednesday, accompanied by an American Civil Liberties Union attorney who will argue Militzer's remark is protected by the First Amendment.

Militzer, 38, was ticketed for parking in front of a friend's house overnight. He said he obeyed signs prohibiting parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. during previous visits, but the signs weren't there the morning he was cited.

"I thought they were gaming me, collecting fines without giving people a fair chance to avoid it," Militzer told The Detroit News. "If the sign had been there, I knew what the law was. I would take my lumps and move on."

Militzer said he realized the off-color notation "didn't solve anything." But, he added, "It let them know I felt they were being unfair."

Richard Eshman, Berkley's public safety director, said Militzer could have requested a hearing to argue against the ticket.

"There's an avenue for protesting that kind of thing," he said. ACLU lawyer Elsa Shartsis said Militzer's "choice of words may not be the best, and it may offend some people, but it's not illegal."

What a bunch of crap. Someone had their panties in a bunch that day when they read his little message

Don't mind all the criminals out there, Judicial system in Berkley Mich. Get this potty mouthed, illegally-parking, jack-fvck-sonofabitch! :|

 

[Thraxen]

Lame.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Haha.. that'll teach him for being a smart-ass. He had the balls to write a snarky little comment, then he should have the balls to pay for it.

That said, no I don't think this is fair at all, and probably should be thrown out, but it still gives me a chuckle.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

That will teach him to speak his mind.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

Damn right.

Seriously - if the guy said that in court to the judge's face, I don't think anyone would disagree that it's contempt of court. This isn't too far from that.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

That nicely worded letter would have ended up in the trash, now it's a news storywith the ACLU involved and I can laugh at how silly it is to waste time on something as trivial as this.

 

[MisterJackson]

A good friend of mine wrote me a check for some stuff one time and I failed to read what he wrote in the notes section.

I remember the little teller girl snickering, and when I said "What?" she pointed out that it said "For: Oral sechs" at the bottom.

Luckily she knew my friend personally and knew he normally did this sorta stuff to people.

she was hot too.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

Obviously writing a well written letter to appropriate authorities was NOT on his mind.

So he DID speak his mind.

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

That doesn't diminish the fact that he did speak his mind, however filthy it came out on paper. Nobody forced him to write that curse word, he did it willingly.

 

[Baked]

'Cause it's so much easier to punish the petty criminals, if you can even call this guy a criminal.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

Missed the day in civics class where the first ammendment was discussed huh? 100% protected speech. He'll walk on this. (it doesn't fall under any of the exclusions to freedom of speech as far as I can tell since the courts have long held that foul language != obscenity)

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Scouzer

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

Obviously writing a well written letter to appropriate authorities was NOT on his mind.

So he DID speak his mind.

Originally posted by: artikk
That doesn't diminish the fact that he did speak his mind, however filthy it came out on paper. Nobody forced him to write that curse word, he did it willingly.

Change 'could' to 'should' in ckg's post and quit nitpicking.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Haha.. that'll teach him for being a smart-ass.

He had the balls to write a snarky little comment, then he should have the balls to pay for it.

Really, how dare he try and use those old thrown away American rights.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I'm glad the police ticket those who illegally park, but only those who park in areas that obstruct views around intersections. The rest of the streets should be fairgame with zero meters. City government makes a lot more from tickets than they do parking fees. It's extremely obvious why they continue to annex lots for "paid" parking around here and none of the locals like it...it actually has a negative impact on business.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

Missed the day in civics class where the first ammendment was discussed huh? 100% protected speech. He'll walk on this. (it doesn't fall under any of the exclusions to freedom of speech as far as I can tell since the courts have long held that foul language != obscenity)

Missed the day in ATOT where we read the whole thread, huh? Scroll back up and see where I already said I think this is unfair and should be dismissed.

Doesn't change the fact that I find it amusing, though.

 

[uhohs]

getting that upset over a $10 fine? what a dumbass. lol

 

[QED]

Yes, I believe in the constitutional right to use whatever swear words I want wherever I want in whatever form I want. I rememeber reading about that right in my civics class...

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Haha.. that'll teach him for being a smart-ass.

He had the balls to write a snarky little comment, then he should have the balls to pay for it.

Really, how dare he try and use those old thrown away American rights.

Get back in your fvcking cage, Dave. They don't mind selective quoting there. :roll:

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That will teach him to speak his mind.

:roll: If he wanted to speak his mind, he could have written a well-worded letter to the appropriate authorities. He was trying to be a dick and it backfired on him, plain and simple.

i agree.

and most likely he won't be doing any jail time for being a dick. i see the ACLU is involved. :roll:

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: uhohs
getting that upset over a $10 fine? what a dumbass. lol

True, I didn't think of it that way. If I were him I wouldn't even have bothered, just paid whenever they made me.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Haha.. that'll teach him for being a smart-ass.

He had the balls to write a snarky little comment, then he should have the balls to pay for it.

Really, how dare he try and use those old thrown away American rights.

be freakin reasonable. freedom of speech does not give you the right to yell, "FIRE!" in a crowded building where there is none.
this guy was just a disrespectful dick who even admits what he said, "didn't solve anything."

you people who think freedom of speech gives you the right to say anything to anyone at anytime are wackjobs.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Haha.. that'll teach him for being a smart-ass.

He had the balls to write a snarky little comment, then he should have the balls to pay for it.

Really, how dare he try and use those old thrown away American rights.

be freakin reasonable. freedom of speech does not give you the right to yell, "FIRE!" in a crowded building where there is none.
this guy was just a disrespectful dick who even admits what he said, "didn't solve anything."

you people who think freedom of speech gives you the right to say anything to anyone at anytime are wackjobs.

Remember, it's of the utmost importance that our freedom to be passive-agressive jackasses with the vocabulary of an engraged pre-pubescent teenager not be abridged!!

 

[Playmaker]

I'd like to say that's Detroilet for you, but, unfortunately, the first amendment is being increasingly stifled every day throughout the country.

Not only that, but parking tickets, and traffic tickets for that matter, are a bullsh!t money grab bordering on indirect taxation.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Haha.. that'll teach him for being a smart-ass.

He had the balls to write a snarky little comment, then he should have the balls to pay for it.

Really, how dare he try and use those old thrown away American rights.

be freakin reasonable. freedom of speech does not give you the right to yell, "FIRE!" in a crowded building where there is none.

Yes, but yelling FIRE will put others in danger and cause panic. Writing a swear word does not.