Posted on 05/19/2014 2:59:28 PM PDT by Darren McCarty
Swear in downtown Brighton near the Imagination Station playground, and there’s a good chance you’ll be getting a ticket.
Colin Andersen learned this lesson the hard way.
Upset that his friend had been ticketed for skateboarding in downtown Brighton and told to leave, Andersen said he was simply venting when he said, “This is f------ bull----.”
The 19-year-old Brighton resident was hanging out with his friends on a sunny April day in a parking lot next to the pavilion and Imagination Station; Andersen said he swore under his breath and no children heard him.
However, a Brighton Police Department officer heard him and issued him a ticket for disorderly conduct.
“What got me to start arguing a little bit, they were asking all of us to leave because he got a ticket,” Andersen said. “That’s not fair. We’re just standing around.”
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“How about an extra $10.00 for the FReepathon every time someone swears?”
I haven’t got that much money!
Many judges need to be impeached or otherwise removed from the bench, and the ACLU needs to be sued into oblivion....just like the KKK.
With a few exceptions, local laws used to and should reflect local sensibilities.
Thanks for making my point. LOL!
I agree, and so should the schools.
some of the little darlings will be the worst offenders
I would never never never have sworn around an adult when I was a kid. You just did not do it. I didn’t even swear much around my friends. I was not really part of our lexicon.
My kids never swore. Largely because neither my wife nor I did. One day my kids (maybe 5 and 7) and I were at the park and there were a couple of teens who were using foul language. I just said, “Hey guys, clean it up.” And they did. Saw them several times at the park after that and no problem.
Today, same park situation might get you killed. Things have changed.
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You make a very good point, super7man.
“John Spartan, you are fined one credit for a violation of the verbal morality statute.”
I admire your courage for doing this. And I am glad it ended well. These days many people are walking around with a chip on their shoulder…with no respect for their elders or any authority.
It was super7man who was the courageous one. :)
You bet it is! Our culture has gotten filthier and filthier. I cringe almost every time I go in public. I’ve stared down a few people and gotten apologies from a few for just cussing outloud in front of my young family.
It’s disgusting that people think they can just swear everywhere and I’m no prude. Simply a former infantryman who works with construction folks.
“Schwarzenegger was president?”
Paging George Carlin....
it’s the uk, not usa.
Brits could probably swear for five minutes and I would never know.
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