audio post — A Florida man has been found guilty of "felony littering" — on his own property!
The Seminole County man collects obscure items for purposes of making artistic statues. However, his neighbors don't appreciate the art. They refer to it as garbage.
But Allan Davis, who has been fighting with the city since 2000, and has been repeatedly arrested, says the only garbage in his case is the trashing of his Constitutional property rights and the first amendment.
Aside from being threatened with the seizure of his house, and his children, Davis has incurred fines and jail time. He is now awaiting sentencing in the county jail.
Whether or not you agree with Davis' stand, charging him with a felony is way over the top.
Davis can now never own a gun, cannot vote, and can never hold public jobs — all because he has a messy yard. I'm really surprised that they didn't charge him as a terrorist.
What is sad is that you have a jury of citizens who are ignorant enough to convict him on felony charges. It just shows the ignorance of the average American.
Perhaps what the city should do is ask Davis to erect a fence to block the neighbors' view of all of the junk.
Regardless of how the problem could be solved, it seems to me that the felony charges and subsequent conviction are the equivalent of killing a house fly with an A-bomb.
Note: The story in the above audio clip is from Inside Edition weekend. (I mistakenly said in the clip that it was from the Friday edition.) It is provided here for non-profit educational and research purposes, in accordance with 17 U.S.C., Section 107.
From WFTV Channel 9:
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