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Woman escapes jail for swearing at toilet
Ananova Ltd ^
| 17th December 2007
| Ananova
Posted on 12/17/2007 11:29:53 PM PST by Westlander
A US woman who was facing jail for swearing at her toilet has been acquitted.
Dawn Herb, 31, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged after an off duty police officer overheard her swear at an overflowing toilet.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: freepun; jail; police; pottymouth; swearing; toilet
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Toilet Police ?
To: Westlander
That cop is a moron, he was just pissed she told him to F*** off, so he arrested her
To: Westlander
toilet of venus?
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posted on
12/17/2007 11:38:01 PM PST
by
robomatik
To: Westlander
I swear a appropriate word for the situation when it comes to when the toilet over flows.
4
posted on
12/17/2007 11:38:35 PM PST
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
To: Westlander
I read the article and looked at the picture of the toilet. It looks like a residential bathroom, inside a private home. How can a police officer control a citizen using free speech inside her home?
To quote Bugs Bunny - “what a maroon!”
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posted on
12/17/2007 11:42:04 PM PST
by
passionfruit
(When illegals become legal, even they won't do work American's won't do)
To: Westlander
Was it a public toilet or her own toilet in her house? If it was hers in her house, she must have been yelling pretty loudly for him to hear her out on the sidewalk/street. The picture makes it look as though it was her toilet.
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posted on
12/17/2007 11:43:08 PM PST
by
Pinkbell
(Duncan Hunter 2008 - Protecting and Restoring America)
To: Westlander
With the utmost respect to the victim, she does look like she has abused a few toilets in her life. The cop was trying to give the toilet a break.
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posted on
12/17/2007 11:48:37 PM PST
by
rineaux
(How dare you, how dare you question the Clinton's wrecked record.)
To: robomatik
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posted on
12/17/2007 11:52:49 PM PST
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Westlander
Nice 'cell' you've got there.
9
posted on
12/17/2007 11:52:50 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: kinoxi
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posted on
12/17/2007 11:58:04 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: Westlander
The most egregious case of a crime against an inanimate object that I am familiar with occurred here in Lubbock back in the late 70s.
A gentleman had stopped at a closed service station to get some cigarettes from their outdoor vending machine (this was back when such things still existed). He deposited his 75 cents but did not get his smokes. Incensed, he drew a .357 magnum revolver and fired all 6 shots into the offending machine. A policeman happened to be passing by and promptly arrested the enraged smoker.
I never did find out what became of his case.
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posted on
12/18/2007 12:05:48 AM PST
by
atomic conspiracy
(Rousing the blog-rabble since 9-11-01)
To: atomic conspiracy
He’s probably President of the American Lung Association now.
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posted on
12/18/2007 12:09:16 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: Pinkbell
It was her own bathroom in her house.
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posted on
12/18/2007 12:19:04 AM PST
by
DB
To: DB
Wow. I guess she was cursing out her toilet so loudly he heard her from the road.
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posted on
12/18/2007 12:37:22 AM PST
by
Pinkbell
(Duncan Hunter 2008 - Protecting and Restoring America)
To: Westlander
i like your webpage! patton rules! as does rommel and napoleon.
To: kinoxi
Heroine of the potty-mouths.
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posted on
12/18/2007 12:54:17 AM PST
by
FreePoster
(Duncan Hunter in 2008)
To: Westlander
The judge dismissed the case. Good thing. It would have been nearly impossible to find 12 people who had never swore at a plugged up toliet to serve on the jury.
To: kinoxi
WTF? Where the eff did she effing get that effing 3-foot-long effing bathtub? $h1t!!
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posted on
12/18/2007 3:18:40 AM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Westlander
Theoretically she faced jail. Any summary offense in Pennsylvania carries a potential sentence of up to 90 days. She almost certainly (99.99999999999999 out of 100)would have been just fined. I agree though that cursing should not warrant a summary offense.
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posted on
12/18/2007 3:44:53 AM PST
by
tort_feasor
(FreeRepublic.com - Tommorrow's News, Today)
To: Right Wing Assault
It’s not really 3 feet, its the normal 5 1/2 feet. Your perspective is off due to the large black object on the left hand side of the picture.
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posted on
12/18/2007 4:24:11 AM PST
by
C210N
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