276-to-1 vandal/loser

August 26th, 2008 at 08:23pm Mary Kaull

Bruce Roberts called the office today to say that the 276-to-6 sign that has been in his yard was vandalized last night. The sign about a police dispute had been up for the better part of a year, Roberts said, with no one disturbing it. But after he wrote a column that appeared on Monday’s Opinions page (”276-6 signs won’t be going away”) the sign was spray painted by vandals.

I suppose some readers would think the Editorial Board, protectors of the First Amendment that we are, would defend a person’s right to use a spray paint nozzle however he or she wanted. After all, it’s free speech, right? Only if you consider it’s free speech to scratch a car you think is ugly, muzzle the barking dog next door or duct tape someone’s mouth if you don’t like what they say.  Vandalism is NOT an appropriate means to vent.

If you don’t like Roberts’ message — and you think Chief Chet Epperson is being unfairly criticized — the place to speak out is in the letters section of our editorial page (Your Views). Or bend your neighbor’s ear over coffee.

Here’s the letters link, which includes our letters policy.

You can also send your submission to opinions@rrstar.com Just make sure you keep your letter to 200 words or less and give your full name and all your contact information.

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