Posted by Chief Idiot on December 13th, 2011
Just when you thought this world and justice system was as bad as can be, it gets worse by the second. An American rights group of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is suing the police for handing out tickets which carry a jail sentence to people for swearing. If this is a crime, I’m pretty positive each and every one of us is guilty of this action at one point in their lives, and that goes for the same officers who issue these citations to people.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed the lawsuits earlier, disagrees with that the right to use profanity is protected by the U.S. Constitution. As should anyone else who is being told otherwise. Marieke Tuthill of the ACLU of Pennsylvania said “Unfortunately, many police departments in the commonwealth do not seem to be getting the message that swearing is not a crime.” Marieke Tuthill also said “The courts have repeatedly found that profanity, unlike obscenity, is protected speech.”