Judge Orders Pro-Life Billboard Be Taken Down
- Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:48am by
Billy Hallowell
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (The Blaze/AP) — A state district judge Thursday ordered an Alamogordo man to immediately take down a billboard that implies his ex-girlfriend had an abortion.
As we reported earlier this month, the sign on Alamogordo’s main thoroughfare shows 35-year-old Greg Fultz holding the outline of an infant. The text reads, “This Would Have Been A Picture Of My 2-Month Old Baby If The Mother Had Decided To Not KILL Our Child!”
State District Judge James Counts issued the ruling as part of protective order the woman sought after Greg Fultz, 35, had the sign posted in mid-May.
Fultz’s ex-girlfriend has taken him to court for harassment and violation of privacy. A domestic court official had recommended the billboard be removed. According to ABC News:
The billboard cost $1,300, which Fultz paid for with the help of donations. Fultz said the donations came from various individuals who heard about his plan, not from businesses or other anti-abortion rights groups.
Fultz’s attorney said his client is adamant about protecting his free speech rights and will appeal.
“He said he is prepared to go to jail for this,” attorney Todd Holmes said.
“His position is that this billboard is not really about her. It‘s about his statement of fathers’ rights.”
It was unclear if the woman had an abortion or a miscarriage.
Her attorney, Ellen Jessen, said earlier this month that she has not discussed the pregnancy with her client because that was not the point. The central issue is her client’s privacy and the fact that the billboard has caused severe emotional distress, she said.
Jessen didn’t immediately respond Thursday to a call and email seeking comment, but the following Tweets appeared on a Twitter account that appears to be his:
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ying
Posted on June 26, 2011 at 8:54pmThis is just too much. It’s not anti-abortion; it’s anti-woman! Anyone can clearly see that. It’s time for women to STOP marrying, STOP sex, and STOP any communication with them until they do what we say! If we did this, there would be no illegal aliens, no taxes, no jews, and more freedoms!
Report Post »ying
Posted on June 26, 2011 at 8:57pmThen, they’ll threaten us with Sharia
Report Post »christos
Posted on June 26, 2011 at 7:53am…….The left won’t tolerate equal rights for morality,this man’s constitutional rights were so obviously violated,thought the sign showed genuine passion on the subject of abortion,people who are involved with abortion are lying to themselves they know it is wrong,so with their web of lies they also believe they can conform others or force others to accept the lie that abortion is not murder,it will never be,we know who the author of our life is +GOD+JESUS+ they live by the laws man makes up to serve man not +GOD+JESUS+ laws.
Report Post »Donttredonme
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 4:50pmYou dumb jacka$$s would be crying like little girls if there was a pro abortion bill board up that didn’t get taken down,
Report Post »smagnet
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 9:57amHow about a billboard depicting the so called judge violating our rights along with the attorney bringing suit. Hammer and sickle…or Nazi Swastika? and appropriate working.
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 10:59amI’d help pay for that one, lol
Report Post »popeyebedford
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 7:50amWrite down the judges name, and the next election make an effort to throw that bastard out. He is obviously not impartial or intelligent…
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 12:31amLiberal judges, don’t you just love them.
Report Post »no1jyd
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:33pmI have had enough! We cannot allow the photo shopped image of an individual but the government can mandate actual pictures of removed organs and autopsy pictures on cigarrette packages. Way to go american justice system you really are losing all credibility!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Jon McElfresh
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:59pmHow Dear That Judge Do That!!! Thats 1 step from Judges
Report Post »taking Down Crosses around Public Roads!!!!
MrKnowItAll
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:59pmFree Speech is only allowed by the Left! So Fair, Isn’t it? NO!
Report Post »azmomof6
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:24pmIf she didn’t want to be (as Obama would say) “punished” with a child, she could have let the father raise him or her. The father obviously cared for the child.
Report Post »azmomof6
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:18pmAside from the obvious fact that the first amendment gives this man the right to say what he wants, I don‘t even see how the woman’s’ privacy was “violated” when her name is not mentioned anywhere in this ad. If for some reason this man has been misinformed about how his baby died, then the woman should show him proof of a miscarriage. Doesn‘t a father have any rights to his child’s medical records? I don’t believe he would have put up the billboard if the baby had died of natural causes. Instead, he and the mother would have been mourning the loss of their child together. As a mother who has gone through the anguish of miscarriage four times, I find this woman’s actions not only disgusting, but extremely offensive. There is a huge difference between a mother loosing her child by no fault of her own, and a woman purposely going to some clinic to have her baby killed. This woman, after killing her child, pretending to go through what I have gone through just to save her image is reprehensible. It only proves the content of her character more that after murdering this man’s baby for her own selfish reason, she then takes him to court. Has this judge ever read the first amendment? And what about the preamble… don’t we stand for LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (even for the small and defenseless)? When will America take a stand against this wickedness? There is no excuse for killing children when there are so many who would gladly adopt them.
Report Post »fangbanger
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:30pmthats my point exactly. this woman isint mentioned by name at all. the average person going by that sign is going to no idea whom the mother is. hell if i drove by id find it hard to believe that guy had a girlfriend. the only ones that know whom the mother is are the mother and the few people that knew they were a couple. this should be a no brainer
Report Post »twangurdead
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:41pmive seen these posters b4, they arent just in NM. i agree that miscarriages suck, i am still recovering mentally from my wife’s miscarriage. if it was an abortion on her part, id be mad as hell and do the same thing
Report Post »RockstarRepublic
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:36pmWhere in the picture of the bill board does it state her NAME? It doesnt. Not sure how anyone would KNOW its her to begin with. She would only have a case if her name was clearly on the bill board.
Report Post »LibertyWon
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 5:37amWhile I’m pro life, fathers rights and all that, I think a lot of people here are missing the liberty train here. If the photo had been taken at a public newsworthy event, then no reasonable expectation of privacy can be expected. If she had been a celebrity, then any public appearance is a news worthy event, thus paparatzi. Ever heard of a model release form? I suspect she will rightfully win a civil suit against him also.
Critical thinking folks, have to take both sides into account.
Report Post »Now, if he were to counter sue for lost tax breaks, that could make things interesting, lol.
TomFerrari
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 9:25amer,
@libertywon –
I THINK that is a picture of the DADDY.
Report Post »Not SO Old Yet DI
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:47pmI guess that poor judge has yet to study the 1st amendment in his Constitutional Law class….otherwise how utterly wrong would this decision be…….the guy has the right tro say whatever he chooses…ot is that just for libs?
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 1:41amJust because they got a position on the bench,,,doesn‘t mean a judge isn’t an idiot.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:36pmThis is a tough call. I only “know” one side of the story. What if the girlfriend really did have a miscarriage? Fathers do get the shaft when a woman decides to kill her baby. I find that terribly unfair. The ad could have been more impersonal and still represented freedom of speech.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:55pmI don’t see anything saying the name of the woman involved, nor do I believe that this man is well known by so many people that her name would get out to anyone who didn’t already know her. Also, if she did have a miscarriage, that would be something that the father would be told up front in any normal relationship. Only an abortion or purposeful miscarriage would be hidden from any father.
Keep up the sign, I believe the woman did have an abortion and if that is the case she deserves to be mentally distraught for sometime.
Report Post »MPry
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:22pmAnd yet PETA was allowed to dress as a bloody polar bear and visit elementary schools in my area to “teach” kids how mistreated polar bears are
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:52pmWTF? Where was that at and who okayed it? Children aren’t even allowed to point fingers because it “resembles a gun”, so how could they dress up a guy in a bloody polar bear outfit? Also, do you think PETA knows that polar bear population is on the rise?
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 1:26amhow exactly is it unclear? it clearly says “decided to kill”
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 1:27amwell, i meant it has decided.. it is pretty clear it wasn’t a miscarriage.. lol
Report Post »plus it says “prolife”
silentwatcher
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 1:37amAhhhh,,,must be hitting too close to home. Good job on the billboard.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 9:44amhow about fu-k the judge. time for some serious civil disobedience.
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