From a guy in Austin,
Texas:
My neighbor is a "lefty" of
sorts (Obama bumper
stickers, gung-ho socialized
medicine, "guns should
be banned", etc.). So this past
spring I put this sign
up in my yard after one of his
anti-gun rants at a
neighborhood cocktail
party.
The sign wasn't up more than an
hour before he
called the police and wanted
them to make me take
down the sign. Fortunately, the
officer politely
informed him that it was not
their job to take such
action without a court order and
that he had to file a
complaint "downtown" first,
which would be reviewed
by the city attorney to see if
it violated any city,
county, or state ordinances,
which if there was a
violation a court order would be
sent to the offending
party (me) to "remove
the sign in seven days."
After several weeks he was
informed that the sign
was legal and there was nothing
the city could do,
which obviously made him
madder.
I tried to smooth things over by
inviting him to go
shooting with me and my friends
at the hunt club
but that seemed to make him even
more angry.
I am at a loss how to reconcile
our long relationship
(notice I did not say
friendship), any suggestions
would be welcome.
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