Freedom of punch(lines)

"Prickly City" is the funny, non-preachy version of "Mallard Fillmore", I've learned from skimming the archives briefly. Conservative, but at least it actually goes for jokes, not just frothing at the mouth. Except, I happened to see the 7/18 strip in the Diesel yesterday. (If you can't get past the registration, it is, in short: Character A is on the ground wincing and holding his nose, next to a burning flag. Character B, fist out, says, "You exercised your right, so I exercised mine...")

Still funnier than Mallard Fillmore, but...the right to physically assault someone is protected under free speech? Fascinating. I had no idea.