Sunday, February 28, 2010

Thieves in the Night

It has been reported that there are sign thieves out there. Yep, folks that go around stealing the political signs of candidates.

How sophomoric. How illegal. When a homeowner gives a candidate permission to place a sign in their yard they are exercising their right to free speech.

When a thief steals that sign they are trespassing on the property, and they are stealing something of value. Curious, since it involves free speech before an election I wonder if maybe, just maybe there could be a federal civil rights violation here?

I don't care who the candidate is, stealing of their signs is just wrong.........and illegal.