A language crime in American speech

[Scot LaFaive]

That's motherf'ing scary. Hope no one's listening to me.

Scot

On Feb 9, 2008 11:33 AM, <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:

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> I thought the list readers might find the following news story
> interesting:
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> tampabay.com
> Singing hip-hop leads to arrest
>
>  [headline:] When a mother hears the profanity-laced lyrics, she calls
> over a
> nearby deputy.
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/07/news_pf/Hernando/Singing_hip_hop_leads.shtml
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