Residents in Middleborough have voted to make the foul-mouthed among them pay fines for swearing in public.
At a town meeting Monday night, residents voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a $20 fine on public profanity.
Officials insist the proposal was not intended to censor casual or private conversations, but instead to crack down on loud, profanity-laden language used by teens and other young people in the downtown area and public parks.
I'm really happy about it," Mimi Duphily, a store owner and former town selectwoman, said after the vote. "I'm sure there's going to be some fallout, but I think what we did was necessary." Full story...
Related posts:
At a town meeting Monday night, residents voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a $20 fine on public profanity.
Officials insist the proposal was not intended to censor casual or private conversations, but instead to crack down on loud, profanity-laden language used by teens and other young people in the downtown area and public parks.
I'm really happy about it," Mimi Duphily, a store owner and former town selectwoman, said after the vote. "I'm sure there's going to be some fallout, but I think what we did was necessary." Full story...
Related posts:
- A look at that great English word "Fuck..."
- "Fuck" is no longer an offensive word in Australia...
- Korean dude's lesson on how to swear in English!!!
- A child swearing and cussing...
- In Australia, it's OK to tell the police to fuck off!!!
- Swearing is good for your health...
- More woes for the town called Fucking!!!
- In Spain, you can call your boss a son of a bitch!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment