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Andie
Mon, Feb 24, 2020 8:35 PM

I represent a city with a population of 10,000+.  We have the standard
ordinance about insulting signs, literature or language.  Taken to it's
extreme, you probably can't cuss in my town.    What I have is that someone
has spray painted the "F" word on the side of a brick house twice.  You do
not see it coming from the South but you do see it coming from the North or
if using the alley.  I'm not a constitutional scholar.  Does my right to
free speech allow me to use the "F" word or similar words in public view?

Ted

Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997)
Attorney at Law
108 North Second St.
P.O. Box 367
Purcell, OK 73080
405-527-5888 phone
405-527-6666 fax

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I represent a city with a population of 10,000+. We have the standard ordinance about insulting signs, literature or language. Taken to it's extreme, you probably can't cuss in my town. What I have is that someone has spray painted the "F" word on the side of a brick house twice. You do not see it coming from the South but you do see it coming from the North or if using the alley. I'm not a constitutional scholar. Does my right to free speech allow me to use the "F" word or similar words in public view? Ted Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997) Attorney at Law 108 North Second St. P.O. Box 367 Purcell, OK 73080 405-527-5888 phone 405-527-6666 fax HOURS: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon. The information contained in this message is confidential information intended only for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you have received this transmission in error, do not distribute, disclose or copy this message. Please immediately notify us by telephone or by return email, and delete this email and any attachments from your electronic files.
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Harlan Pinkerton
Tue, Feb 25, 2020 1:12 AM

It is protected if a sentence is made, "F" you.  Otherwise, it is not protected.

Harlan S. Pinkerton, Jr.
900 N. McKinley
Sand Springs, OK 74063
H: 918-245-4527
C: 918-688-7465

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Attorney at Law
108 North Second St.
P.O. Box 367
Purcell, OK 73080
405-527-5888 phone
405-527-6666 fax  HOURS:  Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon.  The information contained in this message is confidential information intended only for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you have received this transmission in error, do not distribute, disclose or copy this message. Please immediately notify us by telephone or by return email, and delete this email and any attachments from your electronic files.  --
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It is protected if a sentence is made, "F" you.  Otherwise, it is not protected. Harlan S. Pinkerton, Jr. 900 N. McKinley Sand Springs, OK 74063 H: 918-245-4527 C: 918-688-7465 -----Original Message----- From: Andie via Oama <oama@lists.imla.org> To: oama <oama@lists.imla.org> Sent: Mon, Feb 24, 2020 2:36 pm Subject: [Oama] Foul Language-Public View &lt;!-- #yiv8202846990 _filtered {} #yiv8202846990 #yiv8202846990 p.yiv8202846990MsoNormal, #yiv8202846990 li.yiv8202846990MsoNormal, #yiv8202846990 div.yiv8202846990MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} #yiv8202846990 a:link, #yiv8202846990 span.yiv8202846990MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv8202846990 a:visited, #yiv8202846990 span.yiv8202846990MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv8202846990 span.yiv8202846990EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif";color:windowtext;} #yiv8202846990 .yiv8202846990MsoChpDefault {font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} _filtered {} #yiv8202846990 div.yiv8202846990WordSection1 {} --&gt;I represent a city with a population of 10,000+.  We have the standard ordinance about insulting signs, literature or language.  Taken to it’s extreme, you probably can’t cuss in my town.    What I have is that someone has spray painted the “F” word on the side of a brick house twice.  You do not see it coming from the South but you do see it coming from the North or if using the alley.  I’m not a constitutional scholar.  Does my right to free speech allow me to use the “F” word or similar words in public view?  Ted  Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997) Attorney at Law 108 North Second St. P.O. Box 367 Purcell, OK 73080 405-527-5888 phone 405-527-6666 fax  HOURS:  Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon.  The information contained in this message is confidential information intended only for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you have received this transmission in error, do not distribute, disclose or copy this message. Please immediately notify us by telephone or by return email, and delete this email and any attachments from your electronic files.  -- Oama mailing list Oama@lists.imla.org http://lists.imla.org/mailman/listinfo/oama_lists.imla.org