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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:14 PM
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Michigan city bans being annoying in public
Michigan city bans being annoying in public

BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Ticking someone off could get you a ticket in one Michigan city. The Brighton City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance allowing police in the Livingston County community to ticket and fine anyone who is annoying in public "by word of mouth, sign or motions."

The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell reports the measure is modeled on a similar ordinance in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak.

A city attorney says there could be situations where the measure would violate freedom of speech, but that those cases will be reviewed by the city.

The ban takes effect Jan. 2.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g1CjiYIczuLq05nPqgfpwtn4wLPAD95619F80
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:19 PM
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1. Step one: Define "annoying"
They're not going to do that, of course. Just blanket permission to ticket and fine anyone for anything. Wonder what brought it on?
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:19 PM
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2. Budget woes???
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:29 PM
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6. Stop questioning authority.
It annoys me.
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 11:23 AM
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26. So, how much do I owe you....?
;)
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:59 PM
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13. Pretty soon the only jobs here will be with Blackwater to beat down citizens. nt
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 10:11 PM
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14. I think the locals should fine everyone who voted for the bill (nt)
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 11:13 AM
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23. Yeah, that *was* annoying....! nt
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:21 PM
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3. Looks like the door to door missionaries will have to
find another place to go.
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:25 PM
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4. I hope whistling is part of the ordinance.....my biggest pet peeve. Flame away! n/t
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 04:09 AM
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21. ooh, I detest whistling too
yes INDEED I do
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 11:19 AM
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25. and gum snapping
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:26 PM
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5. Sounds like giving you the finger can now get you a ticket.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:29 PM
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7. So if you are exercising your free speech rights and protesting on the street in Brighton
You end up in jail if you are annoying anyone?
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:29 PM
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8. Senators Shelby, Corker, McConnell, DeMint, and Vitter should steer clear of Brighton.
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safeinOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:38 PM
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9. Naw, I think they might feel
right at home in the Brighton, Howell area.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:40 PM
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10. Breaking: Population of Michigan zero as all residents move to Illinois
Edited on Sun Dec-21-08 09:44 PM by liberaltrucker
:evilgrin:

On edit: Shit, thought I was in The Lounge. :hide:
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:42 PM
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11. Where are our servers?
:scared:
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:58 PM
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12. Could they apply that also to "news" shows? nt
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 10:12 PM
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15. ooooo MI city is gonna have lawsuits!!
this will be fun to watch.
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rrneck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 11:33 PM
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16. Damn, somewhere else I can't go. n/t
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slampoet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 11:52 PM
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17. GRAND RAPIDS MI has had this law for twenty years. The effect means ONLY religious organizations....
...can have public rallies.


I had the law called on me for being a street musician (at a festival, it was a 14 year old who complained i sang a Dylan song) and yet the police refused to enforce the law against a religious group with a loudspeaker system even though ten people including four business owners complained.
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1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 12:43 AM
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18. blerg! i will never be able to set foot in brighton, mi again,,,
so sad!
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 03:37 AM
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19. Void for vagueness, folks......,.n/t
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 03:46 AM
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20. For those of us that don't live there, please describe the city of Brighton.
I'm guessing a white, upper middle-class, bedroom community.:shrug:
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cynicalguy1111 Donating Member (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 04:16 AM
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22. that doesn't seem very constitutional to me
first amendment disregard much?
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 11:17 AM
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24. Who in the hell wants to go to Brighton anyway?
Edited on Mon Dec-22-08 11:22 AM by notadmblnd
I went there once, all I saw was a bunch of overpriced McMansions and a Walmart with a bunch of bass-akward hillbillies relocated from the south. Too bad. It used to be a nice rural community.:shrug:

Oh, and it appears that Michigan hides all their ugly women there. The men aint much to speak about either.
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