At 8:37 PM -0400 9/26/00, Steve Furlong wrote:
"A. Melon" wrote:
Michigans Anti-Cussing Law Called Into Question
<<A Michigan boor swore at and made sexually suggestive gestures to a woman after she asked him not to swear near a small child. He might be charged under MI's anti-swearing law or under disturbing the peace.>>
This doesn't sound like the peace and safety of the community is being threatened. Why doesn't the offended woman file a civil claim, if she was that offended? I don't know Michigan law, but the offence should fit within the common law "intentional infliction of mental distress" and "nuisance" torts.
(I can't believe I wrote that. Two weeks in law school and I'm already warped.)
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