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		qtplatypus on Aug 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat may be ban... The claim that it is menacing or intimidating and so isn’t covered by the first amendment seems nonsensical to me. No rational person expects that the ballon to attack them.

dymk on Aug 10, 2019 [–]

The claim is that the people holding the rat will attack them, and having the rat is to advertise a threat.

qtplatypus on Aug 11, 2019 | [–]

By that logic then any picket line could be banned.

dymk on Aug 11, 2019 | | [–]

Ones that threaten violence against scabs should be.

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