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Postby zzm9980 » Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:00 am

You can outrage someone's modesty by swearing? I better be careful...
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Postby nakatago » Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:20 am

zzm9980 wrote:You can outrage someone's modesty by swearing? I better be careful...


They've never heard of George Carlin in these yer parts.
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Postby x9200 » Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:15 am

zzm9980 wrote:You can outrage someone's modesty by swearing? I better be careful...

IMHO he might have been charged under 354. (Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty) but this means he had to go beyond the words but not necessarily with any physical contact - showing his fist close to the other guy nose would probably suffice :)
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