Repeated Insulting Phone Calls to Police, After Being Asked to Stop, Are Criminally Punishable

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The First Amendment may protect the content of the speech, but the conduct used in delivering the speech may not be protected.
57% : Under the facts of this case and when the totality of Roehrich's actions are considered, we conclude Roehrich's conduct was not protected by the First Amendment.
41% : Evidence established an assistant city attorney sent Roehrich a cease and desist letter in October 2018, which advised Roehrich his telephone calls and voicemail messages consisting of offensive, coarse language and derogatory statements were harassing and had no legitimate purpose and a failure to immediately stop the harassing activities would result in criminal prosecution.

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