Pa. woman cited for cursing at toilet

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16 Oct 2007, 12:41 pm

Pa. woman cited for cursing at toilet

This is insane... she's in her own house, cursing at her own malfunctioning plumbing, and her cop neighbor next door hears her...

If thats a crime, lock me up now...

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16 Oct 2007, 1:27 pm

Mary Catherine Roper, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Philadelphia, took issue with the citation.

"You can't prosecute somebody for swearing at a cop or a toilet," she said.

The lawyer has it right. She'll get off. This cop must be a real stickler for the rules OR have something against the neighbor.

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16 Oct 2007, 1:59 pm

It sounds like he takes his job too seriously.

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16 Oct 2007, 2:19 pm

It's probably a vendetta.

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16 Oct 2007, 4:57 pm

Only in Pennsylvania.....

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17 Oct 2007, 8:05 am

Anyone with an ounce of common decency and a basic knowledge of plumbing would have HELPED her out.

Overflowing toilets are easy to stop (I assume US toilets work on a similar ballcock principal to ours) and when you're wading around in your own crappy water, of course you're going to swear.

I'm sensing that this man is not a fan of his neighbour, and saw a chance to get a dig in.

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17 Oct 2007, 12:17 pm

"censorship now not just invading tv and radio but you own house and personal life." seriously the should be the new slogan of the "Decency police".

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18 Oct 2007, 7:20 am

Ha ha! That is so daft! I think I would have said a few... unsavoury words if that had been my toilet!

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