View Full Version : Aus: Fines for those who swear
Chris
02-06-2011, 08:45 AM
The wonders of the Australian nanny-state :sick:. Look I also think excessive swearing is anti-social behaviour but I don't think anyone should be fined for it.
TO PUT it bluntly, we're all f---ed. It might be therapeutic to let off a stream of expletives if your team is getting flogged or if you hit your finger with a hammer, but it can also be illegal.
And under laws set to be introduced to State Parliament this week, Victoria Police will get permanent powers to slap potty-mouthed perpetrators with on-the-spot fines of up to $240 for using language deemed to be indecent, disorderly, offensive or threatening.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/big-fines-for-those-who-cry-foul-20110530-1fctb.html#ixzz1O6B7EMLv
Nothxkbi
02-06-2011, 09:00 AM
Another nanny state LOL. Feels good to be in Africa :D
EnchanterG
02-06-2011, 10:02 AM
A scene from Demolition Man springs to mind :)
xrapidx
02-06-2011, 10:03 AM
No ****ing surprise in Aus
Shayd
02-06-2011, 10:22 AM
Their politicians need some real problems to fix. This crap is what happens when you have no real problems and politicians need to justify their existence.
Eating gingerbread off my Galaxy S, baked by Darky.
Kosmik
02-06-2011, 10:23 AM
A scene from Demolition Man springs to mind :)
Seashells,seasells by the sea shore :D
Classic scene.
Garyvdh
02-06-2011, 10:38 AM
about #$%@*& time....
wrathex
02-06-2011, 10:40 AM
Language is just language, I don't understand this, swearing at someone sure beats hitting or killing them.
Foul language is the perfect stress reliever lol
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Ninja'd
02-06-2011, 11:08 AM
Can the sheepshaggers recognize the Afrikaans words? Cause I heard they have a lot of expats over there.
Mike Hoxbig
02-06-2011, 11:13 AM
Their politicians need some real problems to fix. This crap is what happens when you have no real problems and politicians need to justify their existence.
Eating gingerbread off my Galaxy S, baked by Darky.
How about preventing the abuse and rape of sheep?
porchrat
02-06-2011, 11:15 AM
LOL. A law against swearing. No violent video games and now this? Bruce is getting really really ridiculous now.
copacetic
02-06-2011, 11:19 AM
This is possibly one of the most stupid things I've ever heard of. :erm:
Imagine living in a counrty where this is what politicians keep themselves busy with :wtf:
Flanders
02-06-2011, 11:47 AM
No, officer. That word I repeated was actually 'puck'. Me mate's a big fan of ice hockey!
Seriously, enforcing this sort of thing at school level is one thing (where your word is nothing against that of say, a teacher's) but in the real world? Take me ta ****in' court and prove it, coppa!
murraybiscuit
02-06-2011, 11:49 AM
harden the **** up. mate.
Shayd
02-06-2011, 12:47 PM
No, officer. That word I repeated was actually 'puck'. Me mate's a big fan of ice hockey!
Seriously, enforcing this sort of thing at school level is one thing (where your word is nothing against that of say, a teacher's) but in the real world? Take me ta ****in' court and prove it, coppa!
ROFL
Eating gingerbread off my Galaxy S, baked by Darky.
Korn1
02-06-2011, 12:54 PM
How about preventing the abuse and rape of sheep?
But thats how they control people,by allowing them to shag sheep.
alloytoo
02-06-2011, 12:58 PM
The wonders of the Australian nanny-state :sick:. Look I also think excessive swearing is anti-social behaviour but I don't think anyone should be fined for it.
Offensive language has been an offence in Victoria since 1966. Swearing — if it is deemed serious enough — can carry a penalty of up to two years' jail, and is even considered an offence if no one is present to hear it.
The new laws for indecent language will carry a fine of two-penalty units, equivalent to about $238.90.
Mr Clark said the laws would also allow police to issue infringement notices to people who commit "offensive behaviour" or to people who are "drunk, quarrel or violent", who refuse to leave a pub or club when asked to go and for allowing the unauthorised consumption of alcohol on a "party bus".
It appears they're decriminalizing by making it a ticketing offence.
proxilin
02-06-2011, 01:41 PM
Imagine living in a counrty where this is what politicians keep themselves busy with :wtf:
As opposed to buying Merc's and staying in 5 star hotels with tax payer's money, while the poor suffer?
RaptorSA
02-06-2011, 01:46 PM
**** piss **** **** cocksucker mother****er and tits.
Flanders
02-06-2011, 01:59 PM
**** piss **** **** cocksucker mother****er and tits.
LOL @ filter fail!! :D
Ninja'd
02-06-2011, 02:04 PM
As opposed to buying Merc's and staying in 5 star hotels with tax payer's money, while the poor suffer?
Why do you dislike Russia?
Nothxkbi
02-06-2011, 02:22 PM
What if a 7yo swears? Do you ticket the parents?
So if I'm 7 years old and my parents piss me off I can just fire off a string of foul words?
Sweeeeeet! :)
porchrat
02-06-2011, 02:24 PM
What if a 7yo swears? Do you ticket the parents?
So if I'm 7 years old and my parents piss me off I can just fire off a string of foul words?
Sweeeeeet! :)
What crazy country do you come from where when a child commits a crime you can charge the parents with it?
RustyPrincess
02-06-2011, 02:29 PM
Who decides what the swear words are?
I mean back in my grans day the word bum and fart were considered incredibly rude. Now its just everyday language.
Hell, even when I was small, ass was a rude word, and with all the *** rap songs out there, its just become an everyday term.
Nothxkbi
02-06-2011, 02:31 PM
What crazy country do you come from where when a child commits a crime you can charge the parents with it?
Here ya go :p
Fines for Truancy
If a local authority decides that the circumstances surrounding persistent truancy are not being managed – or indeed are being influenced – by a parent, they can seek to prosecute the parent. This prosecution carries with it a hefty fine of up to £2,500 and, if the fine is not paid or the truancy continues, a magistrate can opt for a custodial sentence and also the intervention of social services.
http://www.lawandparents.co.uk/truancy-laws.html
porchrat
02-06-2011, 02:49 PM
Here ya go :p
http://www.lawandparents.co.uk/truancy-laws.html
How exactly do you influence your kid to swear? Do you move his lips for him and work him like a puppet?
Besides the fine in that case isn't for truancy. The fine is because they aren't managing their child and ensuring he/she goes to school. BIG difference.
The Philosopher
02-06-2011, 03:22 PM
Beware this is getting closer to thought police.
As opposed to buying Merc's and staying in 5 star hotels with tax payer's money, while the poor suffer? Jip.
Where the biggest issue is not to steal Tax money and be proud of it.
Who is going to be the biggest crook.
Who can have the longest rap sheet.
spiff
02-06-2011, 03:48 PM
A scene from Demolition Man springs to mind :)
LOL!!! 100%
Flanders
02-06-2011, 04:10 PM
What crazy country do you come from where when a child commits a crime you can charge the parents with it?
I know! In this country it's the other way round!
And no, I'm not saying my folks are guilty of perpetrating crimes against humanity during the old days.
ErEkTiLe_DySfUnKsHuN
02-06-2011, 05:27 PM
But thats how they control people,by allowing them to shag sheep.
How are they going to stop the sheep from swearing?????
jboyx989
02-06-2011, 07:50 PM
LOL @ filter fail!! :D
Filter fail FTMFW!!
Imagine living in a counrty where this is what politicians keep themselves busy with :wtf:
This is actually a good thing. If politicians are focusing on swearing then they're not stuffing up something of importance.