Over a Latte this morning, from the UK Daily Mail:
“Yobs should not be punished for hurling obscenities in public – because swear words are now so common that they no longer cause distress, a High Court judge has ruled.”Oh, how I wished I was having coffee with a friend to exchange thoughts….I hope you will add your views and comments in Facebook/Twitter to:
- In a very imperfect world, swearing yobs should not raise eyebrows in surprise. Sin is reality.
- Still, it is shocking that the Judge succeeded to take his viewpoint as far as achieving to uphold his appeal to let a yob off the hook.
- Mr Bean (no, not that Mr Bean!) makes a sweeping statement implying/stating the general public are blasé about outrageous abusive language.
- And, let’s pretend for a moment corrupt society is stone-deaf to abusive swearing – surely, even then there’s no justification or licence for abusive & uncontrolled outbursts or abusive and uncontrolled attitudes.
So here is Mr Justice Bean’s verdict:
Yobs should not be punished for hurling obscenities in public – because…. swear words are now so common that they no longer cause distress, a High Court judge has ruled.
So there you have it: in a landmark judgment, Mr Justice Bean upheld the appeal of a foul-mouthed thug who was convicted for repeatedly using abusing language while being searched by police. And, to quote the judge again: “……rather commonplace’ expletive is heard ‘all too frequently’. (a commentary on parts of our society).In contrast London Mayor Boris Johnson and Britain’s most senior policeman called for :
- a zero-tolerance crackdown on those who abuse officers.
- ‘This gives the green light for everyone to swear and use disorderly behaviour with police.’
- ‘Public servants are not there to be abused,’ Mr Johnson said. ‘They are there to serve society and society must respect them.
- ‘How can a copper cope with the job if the public are allowed to insult them with impunity?’
- ‘If people swear at the police, they must expect to be arrested.
BRAVO THE POLICE!
Here is the link to the Daily Mail article - Monday 21 November 2011.
