"In America you finish sentence. In Russia sentence finishes you!"
Meaning that in America you finish sentences but in Russia sentences finish you, as in get you killed.
(This is the old Yakov Smirnoff Style Joke at work.)
I am completely against any laws that restrict what is allowed to be said. Once you start doing that it never ends. Whoever is given the power
to restrict speech will abuse it for their own purpose.
Swearing may be uncultured but it actually is hardwired to the emotional side of the human brain. Meaning we all have less control over it. You can
consciously swear and not swear but don't be surprised when you stub your toe and start screaming obscenities. You do that because the pain makes
your brain react emotionally.
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People with damage to parts of the brain connected to expressing complex thought often still can swear. So many scientists think that swearing is
tied to more ancient brain areas, especially those that respond to danger and fear.
This is not that far fetched laws like this have started in the United States and Britain...
South Carolina Senator tries to ilegalize
swearing
Woman arrested for swearing in her own home
"It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk," Herb told The Times-Tribune of Scranton. "The toilet
was overflowing and leaking down into the kitchen and I was yelling (for my daughter) to get the mop."
British town ilegalizes swearing
Police can give out fixed penalty notices of up to £80 for various public order offences while council officers can impose £75 on-the-spot fines
for litter offences.
Why it would be legal to outlaw swearing in the United States...
(Note: I said legal that does not mean it is good or even that it should be legal.)
Swearing and the Law Just as cultures have different attitudes toward swearing and people who swear, they also have different laws governing
people's use of expletives. The Constitution of the United States guarantees that people have the right to freedom of speech in the First Amendment.
The First Amendment applies specifically to Congress and the federal government, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Courts
generally interpret that it also applies to state governments.
So at first glance, it seems like people should be able to swear whenever they want and wherever they want because of their First Amendment rights.
However, constitutional law can be tricky, and a wealth of court cases has led to a wide variety of judgments surrounding swearing. Obscenity
generally falls into the category of unprotected speech -- speech that is exempt from to the First Amendment rule. Other types of unprotected speech
include:
• Language that incites people to violence or illegal activity
• Libel and defamation
• Threats
• False advertising
The unprotected speech exclusion is one of the reasons why the FCC can create and enforce decency rules for broadcast television and radio. In
addition to obscenity, court cases have examined the use of swearing in the contexts of inciting people to violence, defamation and threats. They have
generally ruled that the government does not have the right to prevent blasphemy against a specific religion or to prosecute someone solely for the
use of an expletive. On the other hand, they have upheld convictions of people who used profanity to incite riots, harass people or disturb the peace.
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it's COLD!"
