NEWSTALK 860 » foul language http://ksfa860.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Brussels Plans to Battle Offensive Language With Hefty Fines http://ksfa860.com/brussels-plans-to-battle-on-offensive-language-with-hefty-fines/ http://ksfa860.com/brussels-plans-to-battle-on-offensive-language-with-hefty-fines/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:23:23 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=139956 Brussels, Belgium, has unleashed a sonic street sweeper into the city, hoping to curb the verbal cesspool coming from the mouths of its citizens and, in turn, make the city a more habitable community for its residents.

According to a spokesperson for Brussels mayor Freddy Thieleman, any form of insult, be it racist or homophobic, offensive language or words used to sexually harass someone in public is now punishable with fines anywhere from $95 to $315.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/brussels-plans-to-battle-on-offensive-language-with-hefty-fines/feed/ 0 Jbjelloid, Flickr Arizona May Outlaw Cursing by Teachers http://ksfa860.com/arizona-may-outlaw-cursing-by-teachers/ http://ksfa860.com/arizona-may-outlaw-cursing-by-teachers/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=46098 The Arizona State Senate is debating a bill that would punish teachers who use foul language in their classrooms.  The bill, as written, would prohibit the same language the Federal Communications Commissions prohibits on television.

So, the late George Carlin's famous "seven words you can't say on TV" may be the "seven words teachers can't say at school," at least in Arizona.

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