Town Of Plainfield sued over a First Amendment issue

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Shopkeeper files federal lawsuit against town » Local News » Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, IN

A shopkeeper on Main street was told in an unprofessional (and illegal) manner by a town official to remove an item that was deemed "too risque". She refused to comply and filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the town. She also filed an injunction against the town prohibiting them from effing with her window displays. I see a lot of talk about standing up for yourself or taking a stand in general, but this woman actually grabbed the town of Plainfield by the cajones and told them to eff off! Good for her!

 

[dross]

I like how "they could have worked it out." Funny how a willingness to work things out often comes when someone refuses to be bullied.

 

[VUPDblue]

I like how "they could have worked it out." Funny how a willingness to work things out often comes when someone refuses to be bullied.

Yeah, it's just like when a would-be victim shoots his/her attacker and the families of the deceased go on and on about how good a person the deceased was and that they never could have been actually committing a crime

They could have taken the high road but instead they decided to poke the tiger. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[SemperFiUSMC]

+1 for her and +1 for the high school kids. As much as it pains me, +1 for Ken Falk and the ACLU (running to wash the taste out of my mouth as I type).

-1 for the neighborhood nazi and -1 for the city attorney. "I don't know why she sued us. We were only screwing with her." Nimrods.

 

[Que]

Plainfield is such a pristine town, I'm sure that blanket was offensive to the good citizens. You see more than that in the grocery store check-out lane.

 

[Scutter01]

"It's also a public safety issue."

No, it's not. That's your pea-brained fall-back excuse for when you can't come up with a legitimate reason to bully someone.

 

[Vince49]

Shopkeeper files federal lawsuit against town » Local News » Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, IN

Rats! I thought maybe you got busted for naked tomatoes!

 

[G_Stines]

Good for her. I might have to swing by there sometime and check out some of those mudflap girl blankets. Put one in my truck. haha.

 

[E5RANGER375]

glad to see this!! Im never up there, but i would spend money in her shop just to support her.

 

[Lucas156]

She is officially IBTL on this one

 

[jsgolfman]

I have to go to Plainfield tomorrow for work. think I will pay her a visit.

 

[Coach]

As I drive through there tomorrow I will look for this display.

 

[88GT]

"It's also a public safety issue."

No, it's not. That's your pea-brained fall-back excuse for when you can't come up with a legitimate reason to bully someone.

The only reason the traffic gets jammed up is because there's a load of construction and the intersection happens to be one of the busiest as 40 is the main east-west route and Center runs from Plainfield proper past the parks and schools (not to mention a back way into Avon to avoid 267 and Dan Jones).

I've driven that a lot lately for business and only the construction and the poorly managed/placed traffic signals are contributing to the "jammed up" traffic.

I'm going shopping tomorrow.

 

[IndyMonkey]

As I drive through there tomorrow I will look for this display.

Make sure you stop in the middle of 40 and hold up traffic.

 

[NordicHeathenVinlander]

Good for her. If the mudflap girl is Adult entertainment, then perhaps we can start restriction on TV ads? Or music videos.


Time for talk is just about over, time to start slapping the stoooopid out of these idiots.

 

[Indyrich]

I usually hate anything the ACLU is involved with, but good for them for this. It seems that most governement entities assume that people will comply because they don't have the money to lawyer up and fight the invalid demands. Good for her to stand up. If anyone was stalling traffic to look at a sillouette in a blanket they are hard up for sexual content, because that is less interesting than a cheerleader on TV every other second.

 

[Joe Williams]

After having the run-in with James, she said she decided to call the Plainfield town attorney and he suggested she call the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

I'm wondering if the town attorney was being a rude, condescending smart alec to he when he told her to call the ACLU.

If so... think he may reconsider such behavior in the future?

 

[WWIIIDefender]

Thats awesome.

 

[308jake]

Most city leaders are mindless idiots that can't hack it in a real workplace. Want proof, come to Greenfield.

 

[E'villeGunner]

I love those naked lady mudflaps, gotta get me a pair. What....I'm talkin bout the mudflaps! Git yur mind outta the gutter!!