$20 Fine for Profanity - Neatorama

Don't you dare swear in Middleborough, Massachusetts! The town got fed up with profanity and is now fighting back:

The residents of Middleborough, Massachusetts, have had enough of this *#%@&!
And on Monday night they voted to make those who curse put their money where their potty mouths are - to the sum of $20, that is.
Police in the town of 22,000 will be writing tickets bearing fines in that amount to those who foul its public places with profanity after residents voted 183-50 Monday night that they were mad as *#%@& and weren't going to take it anymore.

This sort of thing never ends well. The first cusser with a bit of smarts will sue the city and that will be the end of it.

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@neurohazzard Tourette syndrome does not necessarily involve swearing, that is a popular misconception. You're thinking of coprolalia. Only a minority of Tourette sufferers exhibit coprolalia.

It is a significant problem for sufferers of Tourette syndrome that so many people confuse it with coprolalia.

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Well, learn to use the three seashells and you won't need so much paper.

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Is dingleberry a bad word?

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Guess they also like paying for lawsuits.

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Violate the first amendment much?

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I can just see it now, someone with tourettes syndrome gets a pile of tickets, sues city for discrimination. =P

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Are they only going to show rated G movies in the local cinema, too?

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