Originally Posted By jonvn In a rare decision that is actually sensible, a judge aquitted the woman who was accused of disorderly conduct for cursing at her toilet in her home. She was arrested by a power crazy cop and her buddies who were called in because this person dared to do something that the cop thought was naughty. Once in a while the system does work.
Originally Posted By jonvn Here is the story: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0</a>,2933,316868,00.html
Originally Posted By RoadTrip If you can get arrested for cursing at your toilet, what would happen if they caught you pooping on it??
Originally Posted By Elderp I don't approve of what she said but everyone should have the right to say what they want on their own property. It wasn't as if she was even saying it to the officer.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan In a related story, a man screaming obscenities at his spice rack has been arrested and charged with a salt...
Originally Posted By jdub I think the original problem was not that she was abusing her toilet (not that I've seen any pictures of her bum), but that she was disturbing the peace. She was loud enough for neighbors to hear (not to mention that her daughter was in the house), and she refused to tone it down. But on the other hand, if all hillbillies are outlawed, only outlaws will be hillbillies. Uh, or something...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan If you have an overflowing toilet, and you shout out certain curse words... is it really technically "cursing" or merely a description of what is happening?
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Hurumph... That's no more obscence than front yard toilet planters.
Originally Posted By jdub Texting during a movie is more obscene. Yard-wise? Gnomes. Gnomes are more obscene that converted toilets as planters.
