Stupid Citation Dismissed
In this post, TalkLeft called attention to a silly citation issued to a Scranton woman who used salty language inside her own home after her toilet overflowed. A neighbor (an off-duty cop) heard the cursing through an open window and called in a complaint. The woman was cited for disorderly conduct.
Demonstrating much more sense than the officer who issued the citation, District Judge Terrence Gallagher dismissed the charge.
Although the language she used "may be considered by some to be offensive, vulgar and imprudent ... such representations are protected speech pursuant to the First Amendment," the judge wrote Thursday.
Today's moral: if you hear language you don't like coming from someone's home, stop listening and mind your own business. Don't waste the community's resources by calling the police.
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