The town of Middlesborough, Massachusetts has approved a proposal to fine people for public profanity.
Officials claim that the city ordinance doesn't cover private conversations but rather swearing loudly in public.
Concerns have been raised by civil libertarians who argue that the government cannot prohibit free speech, whether it contains profanity or not. The town has had a bylaw against public profanity since the late 1960's, but due to the logistics involved it has never been enforced.
Next up, three seashell toilets.
[source: gjsentinel]
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