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Friendly Reminder: Yes, You Can Say (and Even Yell) ‘Fuck You’ to the Police

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2022 by Richard Resch

Filed under: First Amendment, Protected Speech. Location: United States of America.

by Richard Resch

Periodically, it seems the public (and especially those cops with an authoritarian bent) need a friendly reminder of this. The Eighth Circuit recently obliged.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a $15,001 award for damages and attorney’s fees in a …

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Friendly Reminder: Yes, You Can Say (and Even Yell) ‘Fuck You’ to the Police

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