- Residents in Middleborough have voted to make the foul-mouthed among them pay fines for swearing in public. At a town meeting Monday night, residents voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a $20 fine on public profanity. (msnbc.com)
- The fine for swearing was approved by a 183-50 vote. Town meeting, by a vote of 106 to 78 vote, rejected a proposal that would require voter ID. Town Clerk Allison J. (Enterprise)
- language in the Massachusetts town of Middleborough and you will now be paying for your profanity. Residents voted at their annual town meeting Monday night to implement a $20 fine for swearing in public, The Boston Globe reported. (Myfoxorl and O)
- MIDDLEBORO — Town Meeting voters adopted a measure Monday that would allow police to fine people $20 for profane or obscene situations when someone is accosted. Its not swearing in public, he said. (South Coast Today)
- Middleboro has had a bylaw against public profanity since 1968, but it's rarely if ever been enforced because it essentially makes swearing a crime. (South Coast Today)
- The Wall Street Journal on Sunday reported on an effort by leaders in Middleborough the power to hand out tickets for public cursing. (Detroit Free Press)
- OFFICIALS fed up with public swearing in one town say that forcing the potty-mouthed to pay up might be the right antidote. Residents attending town meeting in Middleborough last night were scheduled to vote on whether to impose a $20 fine for public swearing. (News.com.au)
- Residents in Middleborough, a town in Massachusetts, voted yesterday to make the foul-mouthed pay fines for swearing in public. At a town meeting, residents voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a US$20 (S$25.70) fine on public profanity. (Today Online)
- Soon, Middleborough residents who do could risk a $20 fine. Ms. Duphily, 63 years old His officers patrol on bikes and can already give tickets for public drinking, rubbish thrown in streets and more. (patheos.com)
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Public swearing middleborough fine
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