SC reporter charged with vandalism for taping note to front of town hall building

[@kennysr.1054]

Police swarmed his property and arrested him while the object of the note was standing across the street watching .Hmmm ? That doesn't sound retaliatory at all 🤔

[@twoblacklabs904]

BING🎯

[@rahulshah1408]

I’m sure they would do the same for the rest of us. And the person who said 1A. I agree.

[@SeriouslySteyn]

Vandalism? Seriously? Please. This was retaliation for his articles. Abuse of power. So bad on so many levels. Unacceptable.

[@steveladner4346]

Exactly 💯

[@graysonchristie7687]

They made their corruption clear. Taping a note to the door of town hall sounds the epitome of demanding redress of grievances, a 1st amendment activity. There was no graffiti, no vandalism, no damage at all except to egos. The chief is obviously a delicate little flower that can't stand criticism and will burn down civil rights for his hurt feelings. What an oath-breaker and traitor to the United States.

[@Thinker2-truth]

So, I or anyone can have meter maids or police arrested for VANDALISM when they leave Tickets / Citations / Notices on my car or home? FREE SPEECH Is it VANDALISM when the City sends me Notice by mail?

[@charliepiland3285]

@@Thinker2-truth…Nope. The law requires the thing to be placed on public property. Your car is NOT that. It per this case, the new sheriff should be arresting every pet owner who puts a lost pet sign up on a public bulletin board or telephone. Wanna guess how many he’s arrested for that…? Pathetic tyranny through conspiracy of Sheriff, Solicitor, & Judge. Meaning every single actor within the Justice system was complicit in this act!!!

[@Thinker2-truth]

@@charliepiland3285 Yes, Good point about pets. Assuming we are operating under "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW" (Equality), not "This rule is for thee, not me." (Slavery / Fascism). What I wrote is correct. We are living under the Fascist / Feudalistic system created by the Organic Act of 1871 and the 14th Amendment making all Americans Citizen / Slaves. I don't subscribe to the concept of "Parens Patriae", but this is the Doctrine Judges derive their "Authority" (Fraud) from. ALL Judges, Attorneys, and Police are criminals enforcing SLAVERY. Policing is not about Law, Safety, or Justice... Policing is about SLAVERY, keeping the slaves in their place. It's a holdover from the Civil War & Runaway Slave Catchers. Exercising your Rights, makes you a Runaway Slave, and you must be maid to heel (submit)! You will be punished (thrown in jail) before you are convicted, just to teach you not to question Authority.

[@ramjam720]

This is just small minded people in a small town. I would absolutely insist on a jury trial.

[@kolar]

So the "small town" can railroad him again? Nope. Judge only. And get the DOJ involved, this town is corrupt to the core.

[@xusmico187]

jury trial in this small town? misdemeanor swarm arrest & booking with "victim" watching? "victim" said no threat. charge was for vandalism of property who was the victim.

[@cliffontheroad]

jury request might not be an option, or it might up to the judge. Judges favor the township, else the Council might not hire him next year. Perhaps in depth investigating of the city's inner working would be interesting to read, but now no one would want to. Risking 30 days in jail? vendetta is frightening. Those street signs are not cheap. Kickbacks are a way of life for spending taxpayer money. Corruption means kickbacks

[@dbob132]

@@cliffontheroad I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how the US system of governance works. Neither the judge (for a bench trial) or the jury (for a jury trial) are there to determine the validity of the law but instead to determine if the defendant violated the proposed law beyond a reasonable doubt. He committed the action which is inline with the definition of vandalism, they have him on video doing it. Technically both a judge or jury (bench or jury trial) could nullify but that sets the precedent that taping something onto a building is not vandalism, which has consequences (should anyone be allowed to tape up anything they want onto that building? and if so where can they do it?). The legislative body over their municipality, not the executive or judicial, is what you seem to have issue with, if the law, as written, is too vague or too far reaching. A judge or solicitor can only do so much interpreting of "or otherwise placed on structure" so it is up to the legislative body to have more precise language and laws as to not force the hand when leniency may be needed.

[@ryuuguu01]

A jury trial will bring this petty retaliation to more people's attention. This retaliation is not big enough to get the DOJ involved but he can embarrass the people involved and get voters pissed off about how the police and prosecutor are acting.

[@SomeRandomHuman717]

Clear case of retaliation, based on the content of the man's reporting. Tortured interpretation of the state law quoted. The aggrieved councilman looking on while the arrest takes place. Not sure what the State rules are, but if possible he should demand a jury trial. The townspeople should be ASHAMED of this!

[@kolar]

The Townies are MAGA so they don't care. They got the government they wanted. People need to start defending themselves using the 2nd amendment or goons like this will start sending death squads against their opposition. This is a trial balloon for that.

[@mandelstamm]

Wow!!! This is disgusting!!! Talk about a town full of juvenile 'leaders'!!!

[@charliepiland3285]

Shame on the tyrant Judge for allowing this spiteful, retaliatory arrest to ever happen. And shame on both him & the Sheriff’s Office for taking the absurd step of foregoing the simple issuance of a ticket for the ‘crime’ and instead shackling & caging the local reporter!

[@jameswest9261]

Small town law enforcement at its best. Sound like, "we support free speech as long as it makes us look good."

[@kalikalimai1]

oh yes! "The backbone of America" - crooked.

[@NegativeROG]

@charliepiland3285 You are misusing the word "tyrant". Look it up.

[@donniegombel]

The fact that they let robbie know he was going to be arrested so he could come and stand across the street and smirk while the reporter was arrested shows it was all about retaliation at the barrel of the state gun stingers. This is going on across this nation.

[@donniegombel]

​@@NegativeROGwe understand full well what he means and I believe you do as well. People who think they are above the law abusing their power against the common folk of the community for gain. Qualified Immunity allows this abuse of power to go on unchecked across this nation. Just wait and in time you also will find yourself under their abuse of power.

[@prex345]

Sounds like a 1st amendment violation. Give the Institute for Justice a call, they get the job done.

[@bishopcorva]

That's what I was thinking as well. More so if there are other signs and such taped to the doors. Well, taped or temporarily fixed to any city property in which no such action was taken against those offenders. Furthermore, he seems to be directing his ire towards a specific public figure. Which because he's a public figure has a heightened threshold of what is allowed for criticism. Because the sign looks like a open and directed criticism which is protected speech under the first amendment and then being arrested for it, likely at the direction of the in question city council member. There's a high chance of success with a lawsuit against the city, possibly the specific counsel member, for first amendment violation on top of retaliation for expressing protected speech. Malicious prosecution might also get swung if the DA doesn't kick the case as far away as possible as quickly as possible.

[@tommas2674]

is Robbie black. a silencing marxist. ? a demonicratNAZIblmarxist? or a lefty reporter, they are always just their opinion which is at the very least disturbed.

[@Unsensitive]

​@@bishopcorvawhile I agree with your assessment, in small towns as this, it'll likely need to be taken to the state Supreme Court for anything to happen.

[@bishopcorva]

@@Unsensitive It'll be an up hill no doubt, one that is well worth doing. Because if it's allowed to stand, it'll only fester more corruption.

[@adamelam6385]

What he said would fall under free speech but I don't think you can put signs anywhere you want. Its obviously retaliation and they are digging deep to justify it.

[@ChiefMac59]

Now arrest the mayor, city attorney, police chief and judge for their multiple felonies. The entire city leadership needs to spend the of their lives in prison

[@fractuss]

Did they murder somebody? Yikes.

[@RiverRat-2112]

Kidnapping is a very serious crime.

[@xzx4696]

​@@RiverRat-2112yes its a very serious crime for us low life peasants

[@terry4898]

How is that vandalism? Does there not need to be damage, or at least malicious intent? Sounds like malicious prosecution.

[@andrewk8636]

The type of tape he used maybe?

[@1BlackSheep]

@@andrewk8636 It didn't even stick they found it on the ground ,So not very good tape. It couldn't have done damage when it didn't even stick.

[@andrewk8636]

@@1BlackSheep the one he had in his hand had something stuck to it too so idk. Either way it seems sus on both sides. The actual sc code they used to arrest him says taping something to the building is considered vandalism so that's all they needed I guess but jail is ridiculous for that

[@sophocles1198]

@terry Vandalism in South Carolina generally requires damage. The Illegal Graffiti Vandalism code doesn't mention damage, but I would argue that it is required.

[@josephrankin9406]

If this "vandalism" charge ever makes it to court then there is definitely corruption involved. . They'd have better luck charging "littering".

[@johnnychapman2679]

Um...think we seen the corruption when they arrested him.

[@charliepiland3285]

Wait, so the fact a Sheriff conspired with the Solicitor, and then they got a Judge to sign off on an arrest warrant for momentarily taping a sign to the door doesn’t rise to your threshold for corruption? Really?

[@ShainAndrews]

@@charliepiland3285 Why is comprehension so difficult? Sheriff?

[@josephrankin9406]

@@johnnychapman2679 . Corruption got an arrest ... only more corruption could carry this to trial. Any prosecutor, attorney or judge who allows this to go forward is ALSO either stupid, incompetent or corrupt.

[@stevent5571]

The standard is what would happen if a normal person is accused of the same crime. Cops can’t arrest people for crimes that are a ticket on a normal person

[@victorlorraine6596]

1st amendment retaliation….. this town needs to suffer

[@CLUB-th7pp]

Well, BYE BYE ROBBY, bye bye Chief Bye bye Lieutenant n BYE BYE $$ thst the city’s gonna end up PAYING HIM!! ABUSE OF POWERs!! This is gonna get REAL WESTERN I bet!

[@S.Waters.]

I’m pretty sure removable tape can’t count as graffiti or vandalism anymore than sidewalk chalk. This is an obvious case of retaliation against the reporter.

[@slapadabass13]

Corruption runs DEEP in this little town.

[@1BlackSheep]

They even admit they found it on the ground, At best that's littering which is not a jailable offense. Sue them Sir you have a hell of a case. And Robbie even said we didn't like what he was writing about us(we weren't getting a fair shake IN HIS WORDS). So this is clear retaliation for the reporters opinion, Clear 1st amendment violation and false arrest.

[@BeyondPC]

It's time to audit and do spring cleaning of these self serving petty laws and strip these enforcers of their immunity.

[@lappesjl1]

Retaliatory arrest. 1st Amendment being walked on. Councilman Lilles forgets he is a councilman now, and not a private citizen.

[@brainrotbob1]

I’m from chesterfield and this doesn’t surprise me. Remember when our sheriff bought a boat with town money and had “trustees” from the jail let out to do yard work for people? The whole county needs to be investigated and replaced.

[@sonnetlyric3951]

They love police brutality in their jail. Even if you file a complaint to their office. They won’t investigate it. Good old boys!!!

[@ScalzoPhoto]

So every UPS and Amazon driver has to be charged everytime they tape a note to a door......... ........If someone tapes a note to a door that say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYOR, we love you" does that person have to be charged? .........................The police and people running that government don't have any people skills or humanity, it sounds like.

[@ChosenOne6666]

You have severe comprehension problems.

[@charliepiland3285]

Nope…the key element of the ‘crime’ is affixing the paper to PUBLIC property. A residence or private business’s door is NOT public property.

[@ScalzoPhoto]

@@charliepiland3285 Does the affixing have to be permanent? What if someone tapes a note saying "Happy Birthday Janice" You would really have a cop use violence against that person? Or only if it is a political message or statement

[@georgecraytin9838]

If it looks like ,sounds like and smells like retaliation it must be retaliation

[@grouchyoleguy]

I was coming to say same the , his reporting hurt their feelings and having him arrested on B.S. charges was all they could do... pretty sure a good constitutional rights lawyer could get charges dropped and get him paid for time in jail

[@hook-x6f]

I feel you

[@jefflitchford1422]

For the judge to sign a warrant for his arrest for that is also ridiculous and it's a DA lets it go through he needs to be fired also along with everyone that has something to do with it

[@SamLopezI]

It doesn't take a lot of education to be a mayor , attorney or police chief in Podunk.

[@yellowcat1310]

No, no retaliation at all! Rob - "hey chief, what can we charge this guy with?" chief - "i don't know, it ain't like it's spray painted on or nothing" "let me call the prosecutor. he'll look it up in them there lawbooks and come up with something."

[@DAVIDZ-vk4yv]

WOW now we CANT tape a message on a window of a building WE pay for???? and in a couple of shots look at ALL the messages that are taped to the windows done by OUR employees and thats 100% ok BUT we cant post a note on buildings WE pay for!!!!

[@snapperjessen]

you dont "pay" for that building just because you pay tax

[@DAVIDZ-vk4yv]

@@snapperjessen you sound like my mayor and county board members? just cause you pay taxes doesnt mean you pay for us county employees or the buildings or the equipment to maintain the county??? ha ha what ever

[@ky.gambler5281]

@@snapperjessen care to explain where government money comes from?

[@snapperjessen]

@@ky.gambler5281 the answer lies in my previous comment

[@ky.gambler5281]

@@snapperjessen maybe you need to read my question to you again? Your previous comment only states, taxpayers money wasn't used to pay for that building! I ask you where government gets it's money?

[@keithbrookshire]

I hope the voters in this town remember this incident the next time the Judge who signed the warrant and the sheriff are up for reelection.

[@sabastian4858]

They fixed the voting too. Good luck.

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

As soon as he's acquitted, he should file a Federal Lawsuit for Civil Rights Violations. ARRESTED for taping a piece of paper on City Hall = obvious retaliation by the PD/ Mayor.

[@davidburdick594]

He could file a criminal complaint under USC title 18 section 242, Depravation of rights under color of law. City and county statutes and codes are NOT laws, and anything repugnant to the Constitution is null and void. Truth is the people need to pull their heads out of their asses and learn their rights to fight these tyrants, until the people do this then tyrants will always impose their tyranny.

[@steveladner4346]

Jody you're one of the best investigative journalist ever....we miss you here in Texas.

[@CLUB-th7pp]

I beg to differ. I truly think Jody is THE VERT BEST! 😂😂✌️from Abilene

[@s1lenceblade]

If it looks like First Amendment Retaliation, Sounds like First Amendment Retaliation, then it's very likely First Amendment Retaliation....... Last I checked the entrance to City Hall is still considered a Recognized Public Forum for which one can redress grievances with their government.

[@nicholasjones7312]

Such pettiness equates to corruption or victimization and harassment by the authorities.

[@paulmonin5215]

Actions say more than words. Sounds like city hall has something to hide under the disguise of law

[@benc.enlots]

So many freaking cowards in that town. The cop, council member and judge all need to grow a set of balls and this man needs to be cleared.

[@anthonyegreene]

They have balls. What they need is thicker skin.

[@sabastian4858]

They think they have the balls to violate this mans rights and get away with it. Makes me wonder how many people they've done this to that they don't like in the community.

[@beautruex7012]

Jody Barr is the Last of a dying breed. We must protect this man! He’s a national treasure!

[@tonymadden4949]

These things will always happen when there's a community run by ignorant people. The maturity level of people that age should be something other than 13 year old's. This is a prime example of devolution.

[@charliepiland3285]

@5 min mark - the tiny tyrant of the tiny town appears to have conspired with a complicit local Solicitor to ‘find a way to charge’ the local reporter…for a non-crime! That’s an unlawful & unconstitutional action. And if it’s a crime to ‘place something on public property’ …what about all those help wanted signs, missing pet signs, teens wanna babysit or mow yards or walk dogs flyers that get placed on public bulletin boards &/or telephone poles? How many teens has the sheriff & Solicitor charged for the same offense? Zero….right? Pathetic retaliatory arrest…

[@CountryRaod]

If that the case the people who works there should be charged with the same thing for posting unconstitutional and violating people right on what they can and can’t do.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

The vandalism charge involved consulting the Circuit Solicitor? The SC Attorney General is over solicitors (D.A.’s in other states) in SC & needs to speak on this ASAP as does the SC Supreme Court which handles complaints against magistrates & all lawyers in SC. That solicitor needs to be suspended from office immediately, pending removal, as does the magistrate signing the warrant for going along with idiotic, hayseed politics. Each of them must spend a night in jail when the attorney general charges them with a crime fir what they’ve done.

[@troykeeling4490]

Freedom of expression. Deport the whole department.

[@twoblacklabs904]

This is clearly a pathetic attempt of small town retaliatiatory “Justice” against a Journalist who’s critical about that City Councilman. What an obvious WASTE of taxpayer resources, arresting a man expressing his opinions…

[@joepappas4968]

Arresting someone for taping a note on a building contributes to the further deterioration of respect and trust for law enforcement everywhere.

[@muckster57]

Way to make your town look good there Robbie

[@mikebateman8021]

If that's the fact of their chargers but everybody that works in City Hall should be charged with the same thing all you have to do is go in there and take pictures oh everybody taping pictures to the walls the people that work in it think they own it and I treated that way but actually we the people do

[@RalphERo824]

First Amendment retaliation is exactly what they did. I hope he puts them into a federal court and cost the town millions of dollars. The town council and the police deserve to lose lots of money for this one.

[@gungadinn]

When you're a hammer, everything you see becomes a nail. I'd expect to see the new police force writing citations for posters taped to sign posts, utility poles and along the roadside for realtors, and other quick cash offers. The town will be rich and clean in no time and the jail will be full of desperadoes.

[@CaesarSausage]

Great report on on that Hillbilly town Jody, what a joke of a place!

[@tove236]

I'm sure they would have done the same if there was something positive written on that note. Right?

[@nealrcn]

Why does corruption run so deep in rural America

[@ronabitz5156]

How is a non damaging taped paper vandalism? 1st amendment violation.

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

That is some seriously petty bullshit.

[@fred_derf]

I can't imagine being that petty a person...

[@azaguero8170]

Thank god they protected that poor window! What a bunch of pricks

[@deirdrecorey3876]

So he just admitted that he didn't take it as a threat....

[@deirdrecorey3876]

He's got dirt on them.... Graffiti has to be permanent. That's like locking up the guy who drew on the sidewalk with chalk.

[@tom940]

so they swarmed a dude to arrest him because he taped a piece of paper to a glass door where other signs are already hanging? just one time? not like just pull the sign off and throw it in the trash? wonder what that cost the town/state....gotta flex that power....

[@dwsmyyth3480]

Vandalism requires perminent damage

[@andrewk8636]

No it doesn't, if someone puts tape on you car and it leaves residue it's still vandalism

[@lappesjl1]

@@andrewk8636 action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. Leaving a residue behind is not destructive or damaging. The residue washes off.

[@andrewk8636]

@@lappesjl1 you paying for that?

[@Thinker2-truth]

3 of 6 elements are required for a crime to occur; Victim + Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Fraud, or Mischief + Intent. I fail to see how a paper sign meets this criteria. FREE SPEECH is a Right, Public Notice is a Right, Redress of Grievance is a Right, that the City Government does not like it, is precisely the point.

[@Thinker2-truth]

@athletico7707 Correct for a Statutory Legal System (Satanism) aka Fascist / Communist / Democratic Government. Living is a Common Law Republic those are the requirements. If you want to live in a Fascist / Communist / Democratic country, please move there, don't bring your Satanic philosophy here. Karl Marx, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao were Satanists. Satanism is Self-destructive (Insanity).

[@TallDiana]

I wonder how McBee city officials feel about the First Amendment right of the people to redress their government. They may be hearing from all of us about the treatment of this man who did the same and suffered an unlawful arrest and a night in jail for WORDS critical of the government. Bye Bye, Robbie! 🤗

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

What a bunch of children. A judge should sentence the reporter and the police chief to spend 30 days in jail, in the same cell.

[@icarus_flying1994]

Would like to see the video of it 'falling off' of the window. And what are the courts going to decide is too long of a time for an object to be attached to the building before it is illegal? Is 30 seconds too long? 3 hours? How long was that piece of paper stuck to the building before it *fell off*?

[@keepingourpubliclandsopen1671]

Clearly abuse of power. I hope the reporter sues the sh!t out of them. power hungry mayor!

[@Mclovin21983]

If they feel comfortable doing this without fear of punishment imagine what else they have done. Audit and find the skeletons!

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

So, will people be arrested by a swat team for putting garage sale signs on public light poles?

[@Littlefoot.]

Sounds like the town needs higher property taxes to cover the Institute for Justice

[@mojopare8954]

Often don't have much respect for MSM reporters - but almost have the greatest DIS-respect for our current government politicians and their favored autocratic appointees (bureaucrats).

[@tonyedwards7801]

So now putting an advertising flyer under a windscreen wiper is also vandalism? Pure retaliation!

[@caesar1432323]

They violated his 1st amendment rights

[@danmeek6316]

Absolute lunacy. Our country saw years of lawless rioting, destruction, personal injury, death and wanton disregard for the law, and this guy gets arrested for sticking a note on a window? LUNATICS in that city. Make Asylums Great Again.

[@joeywilburn8672]

Mr. Monnie later stated he has a whole box of sidewalk chalk and that "They ain't seen nuthin yet".

[@MrWarren1991]

This is a joke, it is fine to charge the man, but to swarm his home to arrest him for a misdemeanor is a waste of public funds

[@charliepiland3285]

Listen to the dumbness of the elected official - first he blames he the citizen journalist for not including any comment from them on any issues with: ‘he never says in his articles “Mayor/ Council said this…”, he never does’ - immediately followed by this admission: “we never offered any comments to give our side’. Umm, yep…he just blamed the man for never including the non-existent comments he never provided to the man. I mean, wow!

[@hook-x6f]

He's so smart he is literally strengthening the coming lawsuit against his city. We were mad about his reporting, he says. Bingo. Lawsuit. $$$ Thank you.

[@tom940]

interesting, if taping a note to city hall is vandalism, what is it when people staple stuff to telephone poles? I mean public property is public property

[@ronaldfitzpatrick-xu5kf]

You can put a flyer up anywhere you please in the city

[@krzysztofb9279]

so what the councilman admitted was he jailed a reporter for writing something he didnt like about him... hmmm sounds corrupt

[@NicholasAlt]

So if I 'place' a cap from my water bottle on the steps of city hall and forget to take it with me I am subject to a vandalism arrest?

[@constantinvaldor3742]

Yes

[@CITIZENSDOGE]

It was clearly retaliation and a waste of tax dollars and resources

[@JamesWilliams-gp6ek]

Not from this area so I have no bias, but Robbie comes off as a man-child who isn't very bright and does not like facts.

[@keithkellogg5325]

You put a 70 year old man in jail for by Robbie .I hope people of this town stand by this old man

[@user-neo71665]

I got a feeling there is far more dirty crap going on to this story.

[@jacksprat418-ju5qo]

The stupidity continues! If that is an arrestible offense we are all doomed!

[@Cooldaddio2]

Swarmed his home for a paper sign. This was a personal vendetta from Robbie, and retaliation.

[@TeamTechSkaters]

No more searching for lost pups by taping papers on light poles

[@grayrecluse7496]

So, when a cop taps the back of your car with a flashlight, that's the same thing ain't it?

[@michiganmaxedout6248]

Facebook drama wars have revealed many grown men to be petty, vindictive teenage meangirls.

[@bobfell9760]

Ridiculous!!

[@theflixcapacitor1372]

Keep up the great work, Jody! Tyranny hates transparency.

[@ky.gambler5281]

South Carolina sounds like Eddyville Kentucky, better yet Washington D.C.. Our justice system has gone too Hell.

[@retro9194]

The fact that he stood across the street and watched. That's malicious. None of these local yokels deserve any place in office

[@daniellafferty4086]

Why can't we tape someone on our buildings? It is it your guy's building? It's the people's building.

[@MarinePigVa]

That is absolutely ridiculous.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

I'm a former deputy sheriff. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

[@denniswilliams3934]

McBee residents should protest by Taping SIGNED NOTES on the town hall window. However All notes MUST be complementing, positive messages. If no action against the citizens is taken for vandalism, then it would be a clear case of retaliation.

[@EricFullwood]

Robbie, ask yourself: Would anyone else be taken to jail for taping a note? Man up.

[@nrsjeni2351]

1st amendment retaliation.

[@phillipdewitt4454]

Sounds like there problem’s in McBee. Arresting someone for a minor misdemeanor offense screams retaliation.

[@MikeEvans-d2y]

Absolute bull sh#t retaliation , taped so what has he to do clean the bit of window , can’t get any more petty than this , it is not vanderlism at all , bunch of clowns in this town .

[@chief3378]

It sounds like this guy had Monte arrested here we go again 2-tier Justice

[@ShainAndrews]

Never speak to the media... and I say that while backing Jody 100%. Lawyer up first. State and Feds need to be notified. In any other situation this would be a citation/summons.

[@saltycreole2673]

"Yew kain't not be tapin' notes on our do' yew biased old reporter"!

[@callumbush1]

Acting like some sort of banana republic.

[@KingPopinLockin]

Glad to see that ALL CRIME has been solved in this town. The police have nothing to do, they're so bored and have so many resources that they can track down anyone for any small thing for the purpose of swarming their home with an arrest warrant. He should 100% fight this and have the person that said the note didn't even stick testify. A jury can say not guilty based on the punishment not fitting the crime. $1k and/or 30 days in jail? For a piece of tape?

[@lisagrafton2529]

I'm surprised they didn't add littering charge, since the sign didn't stick! This is absolutely retaliation!

[@magnificenthonky]

They could have added littering. But, since that note appears to have been left in an effort to intimidate a public official, they could have slapped him with that, too.

[@Jo_Kuiper]

That code is for permanent placed things on a wall/door, etc. not for taping something that doesn't even stick on it (it lied on the floor in front of it).

[@christophwilhelm6431]

But notice they don't include 'permanant', just 'placed' so they can interpret it how they see fit.