Mass. Town Decides to Issue Fines for Public Profanity

The town of Middleborough, Massachusetts has had enough of people swearing in public. Citizens voted Monday to make offensive language punishable by a ticket and $20 fine.

Officials insist the proposal was not intended to censor casual or private conversations, but instead to crack down on loud, profanity-laden language used by teens and other young people in the downtown area and public parks.

[via Huffington Post.]

The measure has already raised First Amendment issues with some opponents, but most of the townspeople seem to think it's a great way to remind people of what's acceptable public behavior, and what isn't, according to HuffPost Weird News.

What do you think? Is a $20 ticket going too far, or is it worth it to make everyone's lives more enjoyable? Leave a comment below.

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