A language crime in American speech

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

I thought the list readers might find the following news story interesting:

tampabay.com
Singing hip-hop leads to arrest

 [headline:] When a mother hears the profanity-laced lyrics, she calls over a
nearby deputy.

By JOEL ANDERSON, St. Petersburg, Florida Times Staff Writer
Published February 7, 2008

BROOKSVILLE -- Christopher Holder apparently rapped his way right into jail.

A mother overheard the 19-year-old's profanity-laced solo which included the
word "motherf-----s" as he walked by her house Sunday evening.

She told a nearby sheriff's deputy, and soon after Holder was handcuffed and
taken to jail, where he was booked on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly
conduct and breach of peace.

The mother said she "was extremely offended by it because her children were
subjected to it," said Melissa Ciucci, a spokeswoman for the Hernando Sheriff's
Office. "So, this does constitute a breach of these people's peace and quiet
on their own street."

Holder pleaded guilty in court Monday and was sentenced to six months of
probation, according to jail records.

see the rest of the story at:

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/07/news_pf/Hernando/Singing_hip_hop_leads.shtml




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