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by mindy cabrera on March 2nd, 2005

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Can you be arrested for cursing at a police officer?

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  • by Scottythinks on June 2nd, 2005

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    Aah, where to draw the line? In the United States of America a citizen's first amendment right is: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the FREEDOM OF SPEECH, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." This would seem that you have a right to speak freely and complain if you can't. However as a matter of decency and morality certain things are, shall we say, frowned upon saying to certain people.

    If you swear AT an officer of the law or any other person or make a derogatory remark to them or another personally it can be considered assault and is punishable in that sense as a crime against another person.

    If you are to swear, even repeatedly, to an officer in a conversation (non-personal/non-threatening) this in it's self should not be grounds for arrest. When you begin to get loud, threatening or bluntly vulgar you may then fall under certain public indecency laws and will open yourself up to being arrested.

    So overall if you say a swear word to an officer: NO. If you swear AT an officer than: Yes.

    By the way, don't be surprised if an officer swears back. They have rights too you know.

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    • bad advice & confusing--better advice: don't use profanity, it's not nice

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 17th, 2006

    • Aw, poor 101 is offended by nasty words. Poor baby. I think this is a good answer.

      mister_c

      by mister_c on May 3rd, 2006

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