Dawn Herb's toilet backed up a while back, and she got understandably upset...well, she got a little more upset than some and ended up swearing "like a longshoreman" at the offending appliance.
Nearby, a cop - who was one of Dawn's neighbors - heard her outburst, and instead of "protecting and serving" came to her house and arrested her for using obscene language that causes "public inconvenience, annoyance or harm" - a violation of the law of Scranton, PA.
Dawn is being defended in the case by the ACLU. The ACLU lawyer very eloquently argued that "The laws cannot require us to speak eloquently, in good taste or an inoffensive fashion. We are allowed to speack colorfully..."
Apparently unable to avoid the "potty mouth" puns, the lawyer also argued that "We're allowed to swear at each other. It doesn't mean we should, but we are allowed to, and the government and the law cannot stick its nose into these private matters".
Surely, he didn't mean that.
I should note, this post does not contain a picture of Dawn - to my knowledge
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