First Amendment, anybody?

[lederhosen]

Ganked from scascot:

Wal-Mart turns over student's anti-Bush poster to the cops; Secret Service investigate him. The saddest part being the reason for that poster's existence:

Jarvis had assigned her senior civics and economics class "to take photographs to illustrate their rights in the Bill of Rights," she says.

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[fluffy-cloud.livejournal.com]

Words fail me. Though I certainly think Wal-Mart should take some blame, I think most of the blame should fall squarely on the dumbass who turned the kid in and the Dumbasses' supervisor who let him.

[madcatapult.livejournal.com]

The best title of a response in the forum beneath the article : "your tax dollars at work".

[waitingman.livejournal.com]

Just goes to show - the Clash were absolutely right back in the late 70s. "... You have the right to free speech, provided of course you're not dumb enough to actually try it... if you don't mind a little humiliation, investigation & if you cross your fingers, rehabilitation..."

'Know Your Rights'

Or words to that effect... don't think they'd like me playing it at work to check the lyrics.

I'll bet the Wal-Mart employee wouldn't report pornographic photos to the authorities - just make copies for his mates... & his supervisor.

[mdsteele47.livejournal.com]

Since the Wal-Mart location is now known, some of the locals should try some other free-speech experiments in photography. Like printing a poster that talks about what idiots the people at this Wal-Mart photo lab are, naming them by name, taking a roll's worth of it, and having it developed.

[pallagia.livejournal.com]

This is FANNNNNTASTIC. Ugh. Yet another reason not to shop at Wal-Mart.