As you may have noticed, I enjoy me a good sweary tirade now and again. I admire the skill possessed by people who can sound outraged, angry, and even hurt without once using the word “fuck”, but in the end, a good, well-timed swear word gets the point across quickly and unambiguously.
Which is why Pennsylvania can go right to fucking hell. Apparently, swearing at people in Pennsylvania can land you in jail. What the hell? 90 days in prison for yelling at an asshole who cut you off in traffic?
The worst part of the article is this quote right here:Â ‘”Cops don’t understand that there’s a legal definition of obscenity and therefore issue citations for profanity,” said Sara Mullen, a spokeswoman for the ACLU’
What? Cops don’t understand the goddamn laws? Isn’t that their fucking job? To know what they can and can’t fucking arrest you for? Well, no, of course it’s not. Because your average cop seems to think he can arrest you for anything he feels like, or no reason at all.
So in conclusion, FUCK FUCK FUCK SHIT FUCK DAMN HELL FUCK!
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Hey Pennsylvania, fuck you.
That said, no, many police do not particularly know the law. They arrest first and try to fit it into the law somewhere afterward. Hence the preponderance of arrests for “disturbing the peace” or “disorderly conduct” by police officers who just figure those are shorthand for “pissing off a cop.” Such as, oh say, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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