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Massachusetts Town OKs $20 Fine for Swearing in Public

 
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Massachusetts Town OKs $20 Fine for Swearing in Public
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. - 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.


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06/12/2012 08:58 AM
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Re: Massachusetts Town OKs $20 Fine for Swearing in Public
kinda like the Demolition Man movie when the world in the future went facist nanny state.
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06/12/2012 09:04 AM
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MAn that's fucked!

That will be $20.

WTF?

Another $20

Fuck that!


Another $20

HOly shit, you gotta be fucking kidding!

Another $20.

cruise

Judging by the vocabulary of today's youth, they will be making a killing!

Chaching!
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06/12/2012 09:05 AM
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Just don't say it...give them the BIRD!!!!
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Ummm too much gov't control people - stand up and use your VOICE - there is power in numbers and the gov't is our voice - DON'T LET THEN TAKE IT
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i guess im banned from mass rofl
political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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06/12/2012 09:16 AM
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FREE SPEECH...

Even if you don't agree what someone is saying - they have free speech...

If you start with removing things that cannot be said we will have already started to break down the free speech that was given to us in protection from a corrupt gov't...

Protect your rights...Even if do not agree with a person's opinion...PLease let them speak it is their right....and how can you form a complete opinion of something without looking at the all opinions and other peoples views...

Fuckin ($20) if they are having trouble with these "so called" teens loudly cussin then...WHERE ARE THE FUCKIN ($40 now) PARENTS TO TEACH THEM SOME FUCKIN ($60) RESPECT and RESPONSIBILITY...
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06/12/2012 09:20 AM
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This is just the beginning....What the hell?
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06/12/2012 09:23 AM
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Fuck the funkin fuckers, the fucking fuckers are fucked!
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Good luck trying to collect! Who ya gonna call? The potty mouth police?

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Fuck Mass. and every lib there.
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06/12/2012 09:28 AM
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Re: Massachusetts Town OKs $20 Fine for Swearing in Public
Well, one thing for sure, you can still lie as much as you want. They'll never tax that! After all, we could pay back the national debt with just the lies that have come from Mass. politicians.

Hey, Middleborough! Kiss my fucking ($20) ass ($40) you self-righteous bastards! ($60).

I love Obama. (-$60)

This is what you'll find: its only for the people they don't like. Equal protection under the law died many years ago. Essentially the establishment will simply use it to futher their own agendas.
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kinda like the Demolition Man movie when the world in the future went facist nanny state.
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06/12/2012 09:33 AM
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I would love to see the list of swear words they came up with.
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06/12/2012 09:36 AM
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[link to en.wikipedia.org]

Pretty nice town actually. Considered a middle class outer suburb of Boston. There was a recent proposal by the local Wampanoag Indian tribe to build a huge casino there, not sure what's going on with that, think the town voted it down. It's a NIMBY kind of place.

New England towns have what's called 'Town Meeting' where the people actually get to vote on proposals like local laws and regulations. This 'law' is aimed basically at teenagers hanging out and being obnoxious. Like I said, it's a NIMBY town.
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The women in my local market could use these fines.....I hear the vile shit they say to their kids....WTF is wrong with them when they scream at the kids calling them cocksuckers & bitches....kids are under 10yrs old....
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its the powers that be not wanting individual expression on earth anymore. they want a very safe and uniformed way of life just like alien life systems. they are scared of individuality
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Just another idiotic law that’s hardly enforceable.
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WE need George Carlin more than ever to set the minds of morons straight
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Ummm too much gov't control people - stand up and use your VOICE - there is power in numbers and the gov't is our voice - DON'T LET THEN TAKE IT
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its the powers that be not wanting individual expression on earth anymore. they want a very safe and uniformed way of life just like alien life systems. they are scared of individuality
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This was brought in by the town's residents, they voted for this law. I agree that it is ridiculous but you can't lay this on the gov or TPTB. Dumbass people living there are to blame.
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seriously i have family in MA and this will not bode well.

it used to be full of old people, but now it's full of kids.

nobody in MA respects the police. and nobody respects old crotchety people who can't deal with loudmouths

in fact, i would imagine people will start yelling and swearing in public just because it's now a punishable offence
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Are you fucking kidding? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING? WTF SERIOUSLY ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS, thats fucking it, im going to Massafuckingchusetts to cuss them out about this one........ wait
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Here's $500. This ought to cover me for the rest of the year. Now, go fuck yourselves.
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Good old Democracy. Fuck the First Amendment when it suits the desires of the majority.
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this is NOT a law but only a by-law or ordinance or something.

laws dont exist anymore. the only 'law' we have is contract law.

NO ONE and I mean NO ONE has any power over me unless I give them that power through verbal or written consent.

a stupid 'law' like this one is just like you cant feed your monkey on a sunday after 2pm. But then again the monkey 'law' is no different that homicide...its just a commercial account drawn into existence ( a charge )
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Good old Democracy. Fuck the First Amendment when it suits the desires of the majority.
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you really think there is still a democracy????
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Good old Democracy. Fuck the First Amendment when it suits the desires of the majority.
 Quoting: IRQ_1


you really think there is still a democracy????
 Quoting: Matrix-V


pretty soon will be charged for cussing online about Massachusetts too. so watch your mouth guys

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Good old Democracy. Fuck the First Amendment when it suits the desires of the majority.
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you really think there is still a democracy????
 Quoting: Matrix-V


you really think there is still a Constitutional-Republic????

Fixed that for you.
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Can they add spitting in public too?
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06/12/2012 10:10 AM
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Does that mean people with Tourette's can no longer leave the house in Massachusetts?

Sounds like discrimination to me...
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06/12/2012 10:12 AM
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kinda like the Demolition Man movie when the world in the future went facist nanny state.
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 Quoting: Zombie First Reponder


Absolutely!

And just to be clear, the word, "fuck," is the best word in the English language. It expresses everything!
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Good old Democracy. Fuck the First Amendment when it suits the desires of the majority.
 Quoting: IRQ_1


you really think there is still a democracy????
 Quoting: Matrix-V


This is exactly why pure democracy sucks, because it's tyranny of the majority. The majority of the people at that meeting decided that a minority has no right to say certain words. I bet police officers won't be fined for using profanity, though.





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