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**Vegeinvalge** · 06-13-2012, 01:06 AM

Fuck that!

Originally Posted by Sparky

At first glance this sounds ridiculous, but it's not as bad as it sounds. First, they are downgrading public profanity from a criminal offense (!) to a misdemeanor.

As Libertarians, we don't want to restrict individual rights, unless they impinge upon the rights of others, which is the intent here. The examples in the story are related to merchants who experience young people swearing profusely within earshot of customers within children. I think that is impinging upon others. I think it would be better if business owners could remove unruly patrons without threat of legal actions. The business owners could "save the children" if they so choose.

06-13-2012, 01:06 AM	#10
Vegeinvalge Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Fuck that! Originally Posted by Sparky At first glance this sounds ridiculous, but it's not as bad as it sounds. First, they are downgrading public profanity from a criminal offense (!) to a misdemeanor. As Libertarians, we don't want to restrict individual rights, unless they impinge upon the rights of others, which is the intent here. The examples in the story are related to merchants who experience young people swearing profusely within earshot of customers within children. I think that is impinging upon others. I think it would be better if business owners could remove unruly patrons without threat of legal actions. The business owners could "save the children" if they so choose.
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