Profane Pumpkin Creates A Stir In Warren
13-Year-Old Girl Carved Words 'Just For Laughs'
There's an empty spot on the porch at a
house in the 8400 block of Page Street in Warren where a pumpkin used to sit.
The profane pumpkin, crudely carved and on the front porch of the home,
was taken away after it created a stir with neighbors.
The pumpkin was carved by 13-year-old Christina Hall and said
the crude display was "just for laughs." The pumpkin contained the words
"(expletive) off."
"That's just inappropriate," said Carrie White, an outraged neighbor, who
lives next door to the cursing pumpkin.
She called Warren police and sent an e-mail to Mayor Mark Steenburgh, who
promised to contact the chief of police.
The response has been "Sorry, we can't help you," White told Local 4. It
seems the pumpkin is protected by the First Amendment and it's a case of freedom
of speech.
The pumpkin is now gone, however. Warren police changed their position on
the issue, saying if the object causes a public disturbance, they can remove it
or order it removed.
In this case, the family removed it themselves Thursday night before
police arrived and it's now in the trash.
The pumpkin was carved by 13-year-old Christina Hall and said
the crude display was "just for laughs." The pumpkin contained the words
"(expletive) off."
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