You don’t have a 1st Amendment right to put up a Trump sign and not have some “lib” yahoo steal it. You have a 1st Amendment right to not have the government remove it.
Why does this always have to be explained to “I love the Constitution” Republicans?
In my area, he wouldnt have been doing his job. His job would be to site the owner of the property with a violation for the easement provision. The owner would then have 72 hours to comply and remove the sign or go to court and face a fine and court costs. If the behavior is repeated, they can go straight to a fine for a codes violation.
Your response where you descried how the law favors criminals was directed at posts discussing the addition of razor blades to lawn signs, and how the law doesn’t allow you to do things like that.
There is only one law breaker in this situation and that is the homeowner.
He placed an encroachment in a right of way. (in this case a civil violation)
He attached a booby trap with the intent to injure. (this could be misdemeanor or felonious assault depending on the State)
The public worker lawfully removed an encroachment from a public right of way and was injured by the booby trap.
The homeowner should be tried for his criminal actions and sued by the city to recover workman’s compensation costs, plus the cost of any time off from work needed by the worker to recover. Additionally, punitive civil costs should be awarded from the homeowner directly to the worker for his pain and suffering.
The homeowner should learn the boundary between his private property and the public right of way and keep his signs on his private property.