Curse and abuse

Curse and abuse

To curse and abuse another person is illegal in numerous U.S. states. Typically, offenders are often charged with this offense in conjunction with other crimes such as aggressive driving or assault.

References

* [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-416 Code of Virginia, § 18.2-416. Punishment for using abusive language to another.]

§ 18.2-416. Punishment for using abusive language to another.

If any person shall, in the presence or hearing of another, curse or abuse such other person, or use any violent abusive language to such person concerning himself or any of his relations, or otherwise use such language, under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-255; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)

This law is presently being abused by police departments across the state of Virginia to include simple swearing at a person and now is well within the realm of blatant abuse of the peoples constitutional freedom of speech rights.


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