This is what the sticker reads—what’s your take on it?

Dillon Shane Webb was driving through Lake City, Florida, when a sheriff’s deputy noticed a sticker on his rear window that read: “I EAT ASS.” The officer labeled it obscene and said it violated Florida’s disorderly conduct laws. Webb refused to take it down or change it, calmly arguing that he was protected by the First Amendment. He was then arrested, his vehicle searched, and he was taken to jail over what many would consider a crude joke that likely falls under protected speech.

Within a few days, the charges were dropped and the sheriff’s office quietly stepped back from the case. Still, the incident had already left its mark: a night in jail, a mugshot, and renewed questions about where the line is drawn between offensive expression and unlawful conduct. Webb later filed a lawsuit, claiming that law enforcement overstepped by punishing speech simply because it was unpopular or offensive. The case has since become another example in the broader debate over free expression and government authority.