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piemaker720 10-17-2007 03:59 PM

Toilet Tongue-Lashing Gets Potty Mouth Cited
 
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/...81/detail.html

Quote:

Scranton woman who allegedly shouted profanities at her overflowing toilet within earshot of a neighbor was cited for disorderly conduct, authorities said.
Dawn Herb could face up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $300. "It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk," Herb told The Times-Tribune of Scranton. "The toilet was overflowing and leaking down into the kitchen and I was yelling (for my daughter) to get the mop.Herb doesn't recall exactly what she said, but she admitted letting more than a few choice words fly near an open bathroom window Thursday night.
Her next-door neighbor, a city police officer who was off-duty at the time, asked her to keep it down, police said. When she continued, the officer called police.
Mary Catherine Roper, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Philadelphia, took issue with the citation.
"You can't prosecute somebody for swearing at a cop or a toilet," she said. "
Lesson to learn: don't talk bad about your toilet and keep your window shut, also tell your neighbor to mind his own business.:laugh::laugh:

AnimeSpirit 10-17-2007 04:53 PM

How dumb can a people get? It is not illegal to swear in your own home. If a cop had knocked on my door to hand me a citation for swearing in my own home, I would've slammed the door in his ignorant face.


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