The first amendment means everyone ...
... even zombies, or so a Minnesota appeals court has ruled.
Not actual zombies, even if it is Minnesota, just some people who dressed up like zombies and went to the local downtown shopping district to protest unfettered avarice or conspicuous consumerism or some thing we're supposed to loathe ourselves for engaging in. I have no clue, I spend all my money on books.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with buying stuff, if that's what you like to do. There's nothing wrong with buying name brand stuff just so you can walk around with it and prove publicly you're a total douche. Just don't be surprised if other people have the nerve to point out your douchiness to you, because people can be real jerks sometimes; to the point of dressing up like zombies to mock you.
Where the line must be drawn in the United States, and that includes the state of Minnesota is free speech. There's nothing wrong with dressing up like a zombie and moaning you want to eat people's brains in public (provided you don't actually try to eat their brains, that would just be wrong and frankly pretty gross). We have the right to say what we want in this country, as long as we're not deliberately making false statements, because then we can be sued and that's no fun. So what's illegal about dressing up like a zombie and making a statement about consumerism in a public place? According to the Minnesota Supreme Court, absolutely nothing. Good Job!
That's right, even zombies have protected speech in the United States ... even in Minnesota. Good going you pack of brain-starved zombies, for fighting a tough up-hill battle to save the first amendment in this country.
Not actual zombies, even if it is Minnesota, just some people who dressed up like zombies and went to the local downtown shopping district to protest unfettered avarice or conspicuous consumerism or some thing we're supposed to loathe ourselves for engaging in. I have no clue, I spend all my money on books.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with buying stuff, if that's what you like to do. There's nothing wrong with buying name brand stuff just so you can walk around with it and prove publicly you're a total douche. Just don't be surprised if other people have the nerve to point out your douchiness to you, because people can be real jerks sometimes; to the point of dressing up like zombies to mock you.
Where the line must be drawn in the United States, and that includes the state of Minnesota is free speech. There's nothing wrong with dressing up like a zombie and moaning you want to eat people's brains in public (provided you don't actually try to eat their brains, that would just be wrong and frankly pretty gross). We have the right to say what we want in this country, as long as we're not deliberately making false statements, because then we can be sued and that's no fun. So what's illegal about dressing up like a zombie and making a statement about consumerism in a public place? According to the Minnesota Supreme Court, absolutely nothing. Good Job!
That's right, even zombies have protected speech in the United States ... even in Minnesota. Good going you pack of brain-starved zombies, for fighting a tough up-hill battle to save the first amendment in this country.