Winter Park, FL: R.I.P., Free Speech

Hi, Lucas:  Thank you for stopping by- and for your kind words.

Hi, Frank:  Thank you for dropping by, and for your comment.  Sad, indeed- though I'm going to hold out hope it can get overturned somehow...

Hi, Karl:  Thank you for stopping by, and for your comment.  And no, I wasn't neglecting to comment back to you-- Ive just been hard at work with my push towards our elections finish line.  This is Day 2 of voting in my Board of Directors race.  That said,...in this case here, I have a problem with things on 2 levels:  one being the sheer lunacy of restricting free speech, the other being that it was done to placate someone hailing from Planned Parenthoodland.  I agree with neither their message nor their messengers- but I would never look to restrict their right to espouse whatever they'd choose to espouse.  As a rule, I'd think most folks would enjoy letting those with opposing views rant on- for if their stances are as "wrong" as the former feels they are, the latter's rants serve only to expose said wrongness and advance the side of the "right".  So I find it rich that a champion of an extremist liberal cause would complain and seek to restrict speech.  "Peaceful" is an operative word here, of course- and most know the difference between a peaceful protest and a riot.  For those having trouble with discerning between the two, here's a hint:  the cops don't wear Peaceful Protest gear.  As best I know, there were no acts of violece or vandalism from the folks outside this lady's house- and she who has made her proverbial bed must lie in it when dissent comes to town.  The neighbors' thoughts on things?  Don't know.  With a neighbor whose views and vocation tread the path of the extreme, though, they should've anticipated some type of protests at some point.  It's funny, though- when we had our Casey Anthony-palooza a while back, I managed a house about 5 doors down from her/her parents' place.  Helicopters flying overhead all day- yet my tenant never complained once.  Weird thing!

Hi, Rob:  Thank you for dropping by as always, and for your comment.  The place I had over by the Anthony's was on Grandee- probably not too far from that place of your's.  I really was shocked I never heard from anyone- and I always tell folks the thought of venturing down/around Hopespring or Suburban still gives me the creeps.  One thing many don't realize is how the little one's resting place was right across the street from the school and in a ditch- that made things crazy.  I could see folks on Park getting fired up if any protests impacted their business, or if they shut down the streets on Saturday and it hurt that great Farmers' Market down there, but I can't see how they sided with this lady here.  They didn't have a good eye on the decision's precedent, in my opinion. 

Hi again, Rob:  Thank you for your support, I surely appreciate it.  There's no doubt about it- I'm in a fight for this thing and I don't know how it'll turn out.  I'm just putting my faith- no pun intended- in the fact that enough folks that support me will vote and help get others to vote for me, as the folks that have chosen to send me hateful and disgusting emails will surely work against me.

Hi, Jay:  Thank you for stopping by, and for your comment/contribution here.  As I mentioned above, I have yet to hear any valid accounts of wrongdoing on the part of any folks from your organization.  The only "wrong" is in Jenna Tosh's way of thinking, and in the way the City of Winter Park caved in to the wishes of this special interest group's head.  I find it rich how Tosh and others of her ilk will revel in their abilities to kill the unborn for as long as Roe/Wade remains settled law- yet wish to silence the voices of others choosing to exercise their Constitutional rights.

The City of Winter Park's apparent endorsement of Tosh's views- and how that all but renders the rights of those opposed to Tosh's agenda junior to her opinion is what's most unsettling.

Tosh's baseless (and quite possibly slanderous) "Just because there are some crazy people who might want to hurt my family...." quote is akin to those who have accused T.E.A. Party folks of racism over the past few years.  Her own psyche may be well-served by the quote, but those of us living in the real world are better served by the truth.