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YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
September 30, 2016
WHILE IT IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO SWEAR AT A POLICE OFFICER (THEY ARE HUMAN, TOO) BECAUSE IT IS LIKELY TO LAND YOU IN JAIL FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT OR BREACH OF THE PEACE, SEVERAL U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, DATING BACK TO THE 1970'S, DISAPPROVE OF SUCH ARRESTS, SO LONG AS SPEECH, ALONE, IS AT ISSUE. THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT HAS FOLLOWED SUIT. EVEN VULGARITY, FROM "DAMN" TO THE F WORD IS PROTECTED SPEECH, BUT ONE MAY HAVE TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY TO MAKE THE POINT IN COURT. FREE SPEECH MAY COME AT THE PRICE OF A LEGAL DEFENSE!
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