Fines for swearing?

[shifted]

I know this is in Queensland - but far out. Talk about going after everything!

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1070338/swearers-face-instant-100-fines

I wouldn't have thought something like this would be possible? I mean, I don't see "swear words" as swear words, I just see them as common language. The stigma isn't there for me on words like fuck. Seriously, how can this be considered a swear word in this day and age?

[mr_rotary]

Swearing has it's time and place and should not be used not as an everday word. Along with the fine, a bar of soap should also be used.

[TJ]

Fuck that!

[Joe]

What a bunch of pingpingpingpings!

[manual]

Wait till you have kids and see how much swearing you want them to pick up from a young age ...

we all do it - but as stated, time and place.

[mitchy]

i don't like it when pingpingpingpings use foul language.

[fourseven]

Don't say fuck. It's a pingpingpingping of a word.

[MISS 13B]

What about people with tourrettes?
They have the right to say shit pingpingpingping balls fucker ass without being hassled.

[cplagz]

Who wants to pay me to test the new law out ?

[shifted]

Who wants to pay me to test the new law out ?

Does that mean we need a fund to send you to Queensland too?

What will your plan be? Must be a good plan to be considered...lol

[cplagz]

Does that mean we need a fund to send you to Queensland too?

What will your plan be? Must be a good plan to be considered...lol

I'm living in Brissy at the moment bud :) I dunno, I'm sure I can swear at cops as I ride past them.

[Mad_Aussie]

Lol, its a reefer do you want some policeman?

[Torquen]

"If I could call the principle a donkey dick ass fucker I'd be soooooooo happy"
http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh406/jshakersgmailcom/78a.jpg
/Clyde

[SEXUAL TYRANNOSAURUS]

I don't see what the problem is... These words have such value to everyday life. Take pingpingpingping for example. Its such a versatile word, that can be used in many applications and most definitely get the point across.

Examples...

"Hey pingpingpingping, you forgot my sauce for my fucking sausage roll"
"Oh, sorry Sir, it wont happen again"
Easy as that, no-one got offended, you were just getting the msg across in a lively manner!

The scene... You're warehouse guy, just dropped half a pallet of Slides. Cost - 5k mark, Sale Price - 12-14k

"Hey, you little pingpingpingping, if you weren't operating that forklift like you just stole the funking thing, you wouldn't have just lost me 7k in profit! Now, you pingpingpingping, pick up every little fucking peace of glass with your finger and don't even touch that broom!"
Guy comes in next day with resignation. By dropping the C-Bomb with some authority behind it, you managed to sack someone minus the sacking :)

Two examples of everyday life and dropping the C-Bomb when needed.

[Fukushima]

if people had kept beating their kids we wouldn't need laws like this

[INSINR8R]

What a pingpingpingping of a way to lose $100.

I sure as fucking hell would be really fucked off about this fucking pingpingpingping of a rule.

[kurbn]

wait... how are people writing C U N T without pingpingpingping.

"Fukn" is thrown around quite a lot at work

[SEXUAL TYRANNOSAURUS]

wait... how are people writing C U N T without pingpingpingping

BB coding, Brah!

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[jaybee]

revenue raising. you'll get done for swearing, $100, get angry and swear more, end up walking away with a $600 fine.

[cplagz]

I actually think the law is more aimed at people causing a public nuisance (which requires a court appearance). ie, drunk fucktards yelling and screaming at the top of their lungs. I don't think your average joe-blow is going to get done for dropping a F-bomb when he stubs his toe.

[Lonewolf]

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haha, had the same thought when I heard this

[Halle Terry]

I wonder if you can use old swear words and put a twist on them, and then argue that it just happens to have that sequence of letters in it's spelling, ie:

pingpingpingpinglips
pingpingpingpingfeatures
pingpingpingpingface

[protecon]

http://i49.tinypic.com/2zoafrq.jpg

Swearing Fiennes?

[Slip_]

Good for nothing flipjacks...

[kurbn]

revenue raising. you'll get done for swearing, $100, get angry and swear more, end up walking away with a $600 fine.

This happened in school to me alot..

- Fuck sake
- Excuse me go wait outside
-walk out just before I closed the door "This class is fucked"

usually made things worse

[shifted]

LOL I lost count of the amount of times I got kicked out of class in year 12. Religion was my favourite - kicked out of almost every class that year due to arguing with the teacher all the time about the existance of "god." eventually she couldn't take it and it was a straight "your outside today, here is your work"

Swearing was a problem in year 7 - "the red file" listed all students violations for swearing. get booked enough...and trouble.

some of the teachers were fine though with swearing. tafe is awesome too - two of the lecturers have a favourite saying of "this doesn't work, it's fucked, you get me?"

[KyeBidz]

LOL what fucking queer schools did you go to.

Vic park public school - "this is fucking bullshit" "That may be the case, but shutup and do your work"

[shifted]

Servite College. :(

[ho57ile]

Bottom of the line is they are words, that have the same meaning as other words its just people use them in different context. Bring on the police state!!!

[kurbn]

LOL what fucking queer schools did you go to.

Vic park public school - "this is fucking bullshit" "That may be the case, but shutup and do your work"

pretty win...

went to a seven day adventist college.. saying "jesus christ!" when you stubbed your toe made you get raped hard

[Klutch]

LOL what fucking queer schools did you go to.

Vic park public school - "this is fucking bullshit" "That may be the case, but shutup and do your work"
Got the same thing at belmont.

[siladee]

Servite College. :(

servite fails HARD. i should know i went there :) how long ago where u there?

[shifted]

Should have graduated in 2007, you?

It has failed, and has continued to fail since about 2005 LOL