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sandensea

(22,850 posts)
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 06:42 PM Aug 2018

What the @%#!? Obscene language on Myrtle Beach could get you a fine

Here’s a four letter word for using profanity in Myrtle Beach: don’t.

Doing so is a misdemeanor and falls under the city’s disorderly conduct offense, according to the Sun News, a Myrtle Beach local paper.

The penalty for using lewd, obscene and profane language toward others in a public place is a fine or even jail time, Sun News reported. Offensive words include “libelous expletives” or “fighting” words, Sun News said.

Last year the city collected over $22,000 from profane language citations — which amounted to 289 tickets, each of them a $77 penalty, Sun News reported.

In the last three years, the city has seen the amount of money collected from the citation rise by $6,000, Sun News showed.

At: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-obscene-language-myrtle-beach-fines-20180829-story.html



Jeez, Myrtle Beach! Oops, another four-letter word.
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What the @%#!? Obscene language on Myrtle Beach could get you a fine (Original Post) sandensea Aug 2018 OP
Never been there...that's a hell of a deep beach and it goes on forever on the horizon. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #1
You said Aitch-eee-double hockey sticks, put your $77.00 in the fucking jar. Dammit! Doh! marble falls Aug 2018 #2
haha. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #3
Ahhh ... you got a hunnert fiftyfour clams I bororow? Just stick it in the jar! marble falls Aug 2018 #4
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