Woman Overheard Swearing in Her Home @ Toilet, Arrested…
October 28, 2008 by sovereignjohn
PA: Potty mouth pay-off
Ananova [UK]
“A US woman who was arrested and prosecuted for swearing at her toilet
has won nearly £12,000 in compensation. Dawn Herb’s legal fees will
also be paid as part of the out of court settlement with the city of
Scranton, Pennsylvania. She was arrested last year after a neighbour,
an off-duty police officer, heard her swearing at her overflowing
lavatory through an open window. She was charged with disorderly
conduct and faced a possible 90 days in jail, reports the Scranton
Times-Tribune. But the judge at her trial found her not guilty, saying
that swearing was not illegal and her language was constitutionally
protected free speech. Civil rights group the American Civil Liberties
Union, which took up the case, announced the settlement.” (10/23/08)
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Wow…imagine you wouldn’t be allowed to swear in your own home. Can you hear the chant in the background? It says:
1984
1984
1984
1984
….prescribed social fear…
Lu.
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