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Awww, shit! Public swearing outlawed in Massachusetts town
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-usa-cursing-massachusetts-idUSBRE85C0A420120613(Reuters) - Lobbing F-bombs and other curses across the leafy streets of Middleborough, Massachusetts is now an offense punishable by a $20 ticket.
The ordinance outlawing public swearing, approved by town residents on Monday night, was the brainchild of Mimi DuPhily, a member of the town's beautification committee.
She pushed for the law after becoming upset over loud swearing by teenagers hanging around the small town about 50 miles south of Boston.
"We're not talking about just conversation but screaming it across the street," DuPhily, 63, a former selectman, said in an interview on Tuesday...
The ordinance outlawing public swearing, approved by town residents on Monday night, was the brainchild of Mimi DuPhily, a member of the town's beautification committee.
She pushed for the law after becoming upset over loud swearing by teenagers hanging around the small town about 50 miles south of Boston.
"We're not talking about just conversation but screaming it across the street," DuPhily, 63, a former selectman, said in an interview on Tuesday...
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