Police visit over 'You lack values' postcard sparks First Amendment debate

[marmar]

Minutes before 9 a.m. on Oct. 1, Catherine O'Gara's morning was overwhelmed by two sounds: Loud knocks on the door of her Pinellas County home, and the barking from her Australian shepherd, Red.

Of all reasons to open the door, she didn't expect two armed police officers. They were looking, it turns out, for her husband James.

It was all over a postcard that said only, "YOU LACK VALUES," in the ink of a large black marker. The recipient? Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia.

The officers said: " 'Hey listen, don't worry. There's nothing wrong. It's OK,' " she told the USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida. The 69-year-old Largo resident told them they would not be allowed inside the house, then she turned to get her husband. ...................................(more)

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2025/10/10/police-visit-over-postcard-to-florida-cfo-alarms-free-speech-experts/86601276007/

[Aviation Pro]

1. JFC

These fucking delicate flowers.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

Their actions proving, they lack values.

[58Sunliner]

3. Time to sue?

[dalton99a]

4. Kick

[J_William_Ryan]

5. "threat assessment"

This is the fascist right’s new tactic to silence political opposition – falsely accuse legitimate, appropriate criticism of elected officials as a ‘potential threat’ in violation of the First Amendment.

Conservatives aren’t advocates of free speech, they’re advocates of partisan intimidation.
And James O'Gara is correct, Republicans lack values.

[SheltieLover]

6. Kick

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. This is protected First Amendment Speech

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. "Get off my stoop and then get fucked"

That’s it.

Preferably said through a ring/nest camera. Don’t give these fuckers the satisfaction.

Now she needs to sue and get the email/text/bodycam/phone records to see how theses cops ended up on her stoop.