Aren't there public decency laws today. I see all these

[doc03]

Fuck Biden and Biden sucks flags. I saw a guy selling flags with a giant penis and Biden Sucks printed on it yesterday.
You can't talk like that on public airwaves or put that headline on a news paper. But you can have an 8 foot flag in your front yard or on a pickup.
This is in Ohio, I posted an op a couple days ago about not seeing trash like this in NC or TN but it is acceptable behavior in Ohio.

[twin_ghost]

1. We all have the right to free speech. You can make Trump sucks flags if you want.

[doc03]

3. In Ohio your house would be fire bombed or full

of bullet holes. Democrats have more class.

[canetoad]

18. That's a particularly weak comeback

To a post about standards of common decency.

[Dial H For Hero]

2. Freedom of speech has consequences.

[Mr.Bill]

4. If this is the ony way they have to protest the opposition,

consider it a win for us. Also consider it means they know we won.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Gotta own it. If they play the "Fuck Biden" card, play the "Fuck Biden-Trump's Already Fucked!" card

.

They do that to piss you off. You have to turn that negative into a positive that will piss them off more.

.

[Meowmee]

6. Maybe it is protected under freedom of speech

If it is private, I am not sure. We saw a nutso with a gigantic flag on their car with black yellow I think and something about Biden loves China maybe 😹 I couldn't see it very well in spite of how large it was. We were coming home from a hospital stay and I did not mention it to my family so I am not sure if they even really noticed it. I am trying to ignore all such things now because we have more important things to worry about. Don’t give these people the attention they are craving.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

12. ...

Maybe it is protected under freedom of speech

There's no maybe about it, it is absolutely protected speech.

[Meowmee]

15. Yes however at some point certain symbols are considered hate symbols in various states

Though, but I am not sure where the line between public and private domain ends in each case.

[tritsofme]

17. The First Amendment has no exception for "hate symbols"

[Meowmee]

23. Unless it is placed on someone else's property or public property with intent to harm/ vandalize

Such as a swastika painted on etc. or if the flag were to say something to the effect of harming the prez maybe perhaps that is regulated even in private use.

[tritsofme]

24. The crime is the vandalism.

[Meowmee]

25. It is also classified as a hate crime in my state I believe, not only

As only vandalism, such as throwing an egg at someone’s house. So if you paint a swastika etc on someone’s house or a public building you can be charged with a hate crime, not simple vandalism.

[tritsofme]

26. It aggravates the underlying crime of vandalism, in this case.

Hateful symbols are still protected speech.

[RockRaven]

7. The whole flags on pickups thing should be illegal, imo, no matter what the content.

Seems like a safety hazard to have giant opaque flapping sheets loosely attached to vehicles in traffic at speed...

If you want "Fuck Biden" or a giant dick on your vehicle, it should be decals or painted or otherwise permanently affixed and immobile.

[Meowmee]

16. Agree

I think the size of flag may be regulated, if not it should be on cars etc. But it is not enforced.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. It's free speech.

I’m not for curtailing the first amendment just because of vulgarity.

[Midnight Writer]

9. It is another ineffective play by the conservatives. Who is going to be persuaded by these displays?

Is an Independent voter leaning towards Biden actually going to see a Fuck Biden flag and think "Now that's a good point" and change their vote?

[dickthegrouch]

10. And many are utter hypocrites about it.

I deliberately raised my middle finger to a guy who’s shirt said something along the lines of”Welcome to my world, now get the f*** out”.
He wanted to know what my problem was and why I would diss him in front of his family.

I just responded that he had no grounds to complain because he’d made it acceptable.

I then heard his wife trying to explain it to him as I walked on.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

11. Four words:

First Amendment Protected Speech.
That's the way I want it to stay.

[jojog]

13. I have seen them here in Tennessee

[MichMan]

14. Saw several Fuck Trump stickers on vehicles the last few years.

I would never display anything like that personally, but it is protected speech

[cadoman]

19. if you're in rural Ohio there's likely not much you can do about it

Rednecks gonna redneck. If you're in a planned community sometimes HOA codes and such can keep things more civil.

I'll be honest though, I got a kick out of all the "Fuck Trump" flags in our neighborhood. It was a strong show of solidarity. We didn't exactly go high when they went low, but we were all having a lot of fun.

[Celerity]

21. I have seen them actually say that Jesus ordained Trump to soak up humanity's sins by perpetrating

them himself, therefore inoculating those who support Trump. Those who do not support Trump are thus defying Jesus, and will burn in the fire lakes of Hell, because they are not protected by Trump's selfless sacrifice!

yes, they are that