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“Stand up for believing what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.”
-A Pinterest post my aunt shared on Facebook after her divorce.
If we’re lucky, we’ll spend the rest of our ultimately meaningless lives devoted to a cause we unwaveringly believe in. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to civil rights. Fitness models to protein teas. And most importantly, Dillon Shane Webb has devoted his time on earth to licking balloon knot.
The 23-year-old Floridian (surprise!) was arrested in the Sunshine State on Sunday after a deputy noticed an “I EAT ASS” bumper sticker on the back of his brown Chevy.
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According to the Lake City Reporter, the deputy asked Webb to remove the sticker, citing the sticker violated the Florida Statute 847.011, which deals with possession and distribution of obscene material. Webb refused, staunchly, claiming they were “just words.”
The deputy then asked Webb how “a parent of a small child would explain the meaning of the words,” to which Webb responded it was “up to the parent.” BOOM.
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The deputy then tried to meet Webb halfway, demanding him to scratch out one of the letters in the word “ass” to make it less obscene. Webb, again, stood his ground, citing his First Amendment right.
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The deputy ended up detaining Webb and throwing him into the cruiser. He now faces first-degree misdemeanor charges of possession of obscene material and resisting arrest.
An arrest is temporary. A legacy lasts forever.
[h/t NY Post, Lake City Reporter]