Middleborough, Massachusetts
Mass. town makes it easier for cops to hand out $20 fines for public profanity
Middleborough, Mass., has had a law against using “unsavory language” in public places for almost 50 years. But up until this week, it took as much as 12 hours of a police officer’s time to hand out a single ticket. But that changed this week, and it should now be easier for a police officer to hand out a $20 ticket for swearing.