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Man Arrested Over ‘Derogatory’ Bumper Sticker On His Pickup Truck

People allege that there is a “free speech issue” in America and that it is rife on the internet and on college campuses. The incident involved social media posts being reported or even monitored and demonstrators being pepper-sprayed.

Anywhere in the United States, including Florida, where 23-year-old Dillon Shane Webb was stopped for a decal on his car, might potentially witness this issue. In Lake City, a sheriff’s deputy prompted Webb to stop over after claiming that his car sticker was offensive.

Webb’s decal was plastered on the back window of his vehicle, which read in big, bold letters I Eat Ass. The arrested civilian disagreed with the officer’s classification of his decal, where he asked what was so derogatory about the sticker.

As a response, the deputy mentions a sample scene of a 10-year-old child who might see the decal and ask his mom what it means and how the parent is supposed to explain that. Webb responded back to the officer saying it was the parent’s job and not his, thinking the arrest for his decal was not warranted.

Webb was even asked if he could remove one of the letters “s” on the decal so instead of saying I Eat Ass it would read I Eat As. He was asked before the deputy made a move to arrest him, but when he did refuse, Webb was charged with resisting arrest and obscenity.

Andrew Bonderud, Webb’s attorney, says that his client’s refusal to take down what he thought protected his right or freedom of speech was a show of bravery. He added in his statement that Webb showed courage on his part.

By Thursday, Webb’s charges were dropped, and a statement was released by John Foster Durrett, the Assistant State Attorney. In his statement, he indicated that the Defendant, Webb, had a valid defense to his arrest raised under the United States Constitution’s First Amendment.

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