While I read the whole new piece, I still don’t get it. What was the crime here? The word, monkeys? Is it now against the law to use that word? If so, just about every parent has been guilty of calling his/her kids monkeys at some point in their childhood. What are we supposed to conclude from all of this? That monkeys have become a verbally protected species?
"Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne said Tuesday a ticket was issued because the ordinance bans conduct that disturbs or alarms people. One of the boys told police he was scared by her comment and a mother said she was disturbed, he said."