Court Rules on side of Cursing Man

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:26 pm

The courts have agreed he was wrongly arrested for cursing....the arrest violated his freedom of speech.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a ... 0000000001

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:30 pm

Works for me....BUT...." He sought at least $25,000 in damages."

ummmm, hmmmmm

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:37 pm

Am I the only one who suspects there's a LOT more to this story than we read in the news?

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:54 pm

Diuretic;539667 wrote: What was the copper thinking?????????

The bloke said "goddam". Rather a peculiar turn of phrase, really, most un-

common. What if he'd effed and blinded? Summarily shot?!

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:00 pm

Lulu2;539673 wrote: Am I the only one who suspects there's a LOT more to this story than we read in the news?

I would suspect there is alot more to most of the stories we read in the news these days.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:05 pm

Yes...he didn't just "curse." He BLASPHEMED!

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:56 pm

Pinky;539771 wrote: It depends how offensive the officer finds blaspheming really I suppose!

But if it is a judgement call..is it the officer's to make? I mean, I find serious cursing personally offensive, but if I were a police officer, could I arrest someone because they offended me?

I guess if it were in public, it could be a disturbing the peace violation.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:19 pm

"At the time, Leonard's wife, Sarah, was suing the township over a towing contract. Thomas Leonard accused the board members in the meeting of cheating his family and saying, "That's why you're in a goddamn lawsuit."

++++++++++++++ Ummmm, hmmmm. It'd been going on for awhile, don't you think?

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:37 pm

Lulu2;539719 wrote: Yes...he didn't just "curse." He BLASPHEMED!

Bloody hell.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:45 pm

Lulu2;540229 wrote: "At the time, Leonard's wife, Sarah, was suing the township over a towing contract. Thomas Leonard accused the board members in the meeting of cheating his family and saying, "That's why you're in a goddamn lawsuit."

I thought the US had freedom of speech.

[QUOTE=Lulu2;540229Yes...he didn't just curse. He BLASPHEMED!

Would it have been blasphemy if I had said it?

If it helps, I am not Christian, Jewish, Mohammedan, Hindu or Jedi - I am a heathen.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:50 pm

I wasn't serious about that BLASPHEMY comment, Chookie. Of course we have freedom of speech here. That's why he was released. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the lawsuit...if it ever gets to court.