Liberty, NY. (Courtesy / June 26, 2013)  It's one of those
things you can't make up: "Liberty" is really the name of the
little town in the Catskills where a young Connecticut dude got
busted for exercising his constitutional rights to free speech.
His case has led to a federal court challenge of a New York
state law on harassment and raises questions about a similar,
potentially anti-free-speech statute here in Connecticut,
according to the American Civil Liberties Union.  Of course,
Willian Barboza of Bethel did push the envelope a bit that day
in May 2012. He was rolling through the village of Liberty
(about 60 miles west of Poughkeepsie) when he got nabbed for
speeding. Barboza scratched out the name of Liberty on the
traffic ticket, replaced it with "Tyranny," and scribbled the
words "Fuck your shitty town bitches."  A local judge didn't
take kindly to Barboza's message. Instead of allowing Barboza to
pay the speeding fine by mail, Justice Brian P. Rourke ordered
Barboza to drive back to Liberty for a c