It stands to reason that an individual can only take so much crap—please excuse my French—before they decide to give some back.

From the Associated Press (via the Boston Globe):

Prof. defends right to send feces

GREELEY, Colo. –A retired French professor sent dog feces to her congresswoman’s office after becoming angry with receiving too many mailings — and her lawyer says she had a constitutional right to do it.

Kathleen Ensz faces a misdemeanor charge of “use of a noxious substance” after taking dog feces from her backyard, wrapping it in a political mailer from Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, and leaving the putrid package at the Republican’s office, according to court documents.

Ensz, a Democrat, was angered by repeatedly receiving mailings from Musgrave. Her lawyer calls the poo delivery a form of free expression, protected by the First Amendment. [full text]