A lesson in constitutional law from the back of a pickup truck
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What we have here is the latest lesson in the First Amendment, courtesy of a sheriff in Texas who posted this image on his Facebook page, seeking to identify the driver so he could have a little chat with her.
Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls created quite a stir in Texas when he posted the message on his Facebook page, apparently threatening disorderly conduct charges against the driver, the Houston Chronicle reports.
The sheriff said he'd gotten "quite a few" complaints from other drivers.
"It's not to cause hate or animosity," said owner Karen Fonseca, 46. "It's just our freedom of speech and we're exercising it."
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"Many families have called that have seen that truck on our county roadways and are very offended by the language on the truck," said Nehls, who reportedly is weighing a run for Congress. "I think they're walking a fine line."
The ACLU begged to differ, posting that it's not against the law to use profanity on a bumper sticker.
Fonseca was booked into jail on Thursday afternoon on an outstanding warrant on a fraud charge.
She used to work for the sheriff in the county jail, the Chronicle says.
