Posted by Lou Pilder on September 14, 2006, at 6:10:13
In reply to Re: red light running » SLS, posted by AuntieMel on September 13, 2006, at 16:18:55
Friends,
It is written here,[...sometimes a person can run a red light and not get caught...time has elapsed DR. Hsiung will not go back...].
But let me tell you about an owner of an establishment here that had a racist sign in his window. He was told by the authorities to take it down. His argument to leave it there was that he had the sign there for a very long time and no one had protested. The courts gave him no favore for his argument and was convicted, and the sign was mandated to come down.
In another case here, another racist sign was in a resturant and the owner claimed the same , that he had it there for a long time and it would stay. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission said otherwise and the sign came down.
In a school case here, the 10 commandments were placed on the school lawn in violation of a US Supreme Court decision that the sign violated the first ammendment of establishment of religion. No one had protestd the sign for a very long time untill a resident did. The school's argument of the time issue fell on deaf ears and the sign was made to be removed. In a case in the South, a judge had a granite monument of the commandments in his court area, contrary to the establishment clause. He refused to remove it and was impeached.
When things are left to see, regardless as to how long they have been there, that does not give it licence to remain if it is in violation of public policy. This is different from someone running a red light and not get caught.
Lou
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