Big Brother is watching! One off-duty police officer in Scranton reported this dear lady for obscenities when his child came to him to tell him about yelling she had heard a couple of doors down the street. Seems Dawn was dealing with a clogged toilet, and as a red blooded American Citizen, was simultaneously exercising her First Amendment right to cuss the damn thing out as she plunged furiously to try to avoid the inevitable.
Ms. Herb is charged with disorderly conduct and faces up to ninety days in prison and a $300 fine. A few days ago, she had her day in court, entering a plea of not guilty [1]. Here's how the Scranton Times-Tribune presents the facts.
"Patrolman [Gerald] Tallo has maintained that Ms. Herb was creating a public disturbance, according to a police report. He alleges she was yelling and cursing, using the ‘f-word' so loud in her residence that she could be heard throughout the neighborhood. Also, he claims that Patrolman Gilman asked Ms. Herb to ‘watch her mouth, that there were young children in the neighborhood.' This response, Patrolman Tallo said, was met by Ms. Herb saying ‘f--- you.'
"Ms. Herb's version differs from that of the police. She said her neighbor told her to ‘Shut the f--- up,' and her response was, ‘Mind your own business.'"
What a woman! Just once, *I* want to tell an off-duty police officer to "shut the fuck up and mind your own business!"