The city reports that they received about 90 complaints.
Has anyone ever heard of a religious billboard in this country being removed after a government request?
UPDATE (November 25, 2008): FFRF plans to sue Rancho Cucamonga for this infringement of its freedom of speech. The city's Redevelopment Director, Linda Daniels, apparently realizes now that she has done something wrong, and has changed her story:
Last Thursday, Redevelopment Director Linda Daniels said a member of her staff had informed the sign company about the 90 complaints the city received regarding the billboard.
"We contacted the sign company and asked if there was a way to get it removed," Daniels told the Daily Bulletin.
On Friday, Daniels denied making the comment.
I wish they remove a certain billboard from a certain highway in Montana.
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Though the city might claim it wasn't a 'demand' the effect is the same.
ReplyDeleteIf the sign company had stood their ground on behalf of free speech or whatever, they risked angering the city officials who could cause trouble the next time the company had business before the council or zoning board or whatever.
Don't know if you read German, but there is a related campaign in Bavaria, with signs on buses.
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