Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: moviePig Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Man strikes back against Seaside California order with boat mural Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 11:27:56 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 60 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: nobody@nowhere.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:27:57 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="94366735e5427dfc90efdd55f027150c"; logging-data="1004645"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1810CN4QslNQ071gcnAlqwsqAmbM61akRs=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:vJfFZImP2p8QoWLdXFw1ivhOIgg= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 3790 On 5/14/2024 7:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote: > In article , moviePig > wrote: > >> On 5/14/2024 6:24 PM, shawn wrote: >>> On Tue, 14 May 2024 17:52:31 -0400, moviePig >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 5/14/2024 1:42 AM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>> In article , >>>>> "Adam H. Kerman" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm guessing that Seaside California is on the ocean and lots of >>>>>>>> residents own boats? >>>>>> >>>>>>>> A man had his boat on his property. He was told that municipal code >>>>>>>> required him to install a 6 foot tall fence around it to comply with >>>>>>>> code. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> He built the fence then painted a realistic mural of a boat on the >>>>>>>> fence. >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm glad to see Wile E. Coyote has retired to a bungalow in Burbank and >>>>>>> is now living his best life. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Man strikes back against Seaside order with boat mural >>>>>>>> by Torstein Rehn >>>>>>>> KSBW-TV News Channel 8 >>>>>>>> Updated: 1:22 PM PDT May 13, 2024 >>>>>> >>>>>>> The great thing is that unlike the actual boat, the mural is speech, >>>>>>> which severely limits the government's ability to do anything about it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Good luck with trying to pound that clue through moviePig's thick skull. >>>>> >>>>> I've already set the nail and given it a few blows but, as usual, it >>>>> doesn't seem to be taking. >>>> >>>> Perhaps you can explain why the mural is "speech" but the boat isn't. >>>> >>> The [mural] is an expression of an idea, hence speech, while the boat is >>> just a physical object. Though I likely would went with one of those >>> digital images that you can have printed out. Since it's easier and >>> quicker to take the photo and then send the image to a place that can >>> print it out. >> >> [I think you meant 'mural', as I edited above...] But why can't the >> boat be my expression of an idea, e.g., about boats and private yards? > > If you want to make the case that your boat is a sculpture, then sure, > it's speech, too. Hell, not even that. My boat is a statement of pro-boat advocacy... (Of course, an actual court would tell me to go jump in the lake.)