News Of The Existence Of The First Amendment Is Taking A Real Long Time To Reach Boston
Mary Markos writes in The Boston Herald:
A bill to criminalize the B-word -- the term for a female dog that is commonly used to slander women -- is up for a hearing Tuesday on Beacon Hill in what one critic calls "patently unconstitutional" and the latest political correctness push from the "word police."The legislation submitted by state Rep. Daniel Hunt, titled "An Act regarding the use of offensive words," states: "A person who uses the word 'bitch' directed at another person to accost, annoy, degrade or demean the other person shall be considered to be a disorderly person." Penalties for a disorderly conduct conviction include a $150 fine for a first offense and $200 or 6 months in prison for subsequent offenses.
"There's a certain category of legislation that's patently unconstitutional. This is among them," Cambridge civil-rights attorney Harvey Silverglate said. "This is just the latest futile effort but the word police to control what other people say and indirectly control what they think."
Hunt (D-Dorchester) said he filed the bill upon request from a constituent, which will go before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing Tuesday.
"Any time a constituent approaches me with something that is of concern to them, I follow through with it," Hunt told the Herald. "In this instance, someone asked me to file a bill that they deemed was important and I thought it was a good exercise to let that bill go through the process."
Wasting the public's dime on a proud lack of judgment. Fantastic.
There are people concerned that their kitchen faucet is talking to them.
Time for a bill! Bitches!








NEw words will just rise to take their places.
NicoleK at October 22, 2019 11:12 PM
Or maybe old words might make a comeback?
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/383887.php
Examples: trull, strumpet, trollop, wench, doxy.
More modern: cunt. Less modern: termagant, harpy, frump, cow, shrew, hellcat, bag. From the fine article:
I wonder if Rep. Hunt will personally foot the bill the state will be burdened with if the AG chooses to defend the bill? or is that a privilege reserved to the taxpayers? and what if the AG chooses to not defend the law? will Rep. Hunt call for their removal from office?
Somewhere, Sam and John Adams roll in their graves.
I R A Darth Aggie at October 23, 2019 7:36 AM
Also, would women who say bitch to other women be subject to this law? or is that OK, and only men would be subject to the law?
I R A Darth Aggie at October 23, 2019 7:38 AM
I suspect with a touch of selective enforcement only the politically disfavored would be subject to this law IRA. That could be a women depending on her politics.
Ben at October 23, 2019 8:24 AM
"Any time a constituent who is pledging a lot of financial support for my campaign approaches me with something that is of concern to them, I follow through with it," Hunt told the Herald. "In this instance, someone with a lot of money and influence asked me to file a bill that they deemed was important and I thought it was a good exercise to let that bill go through the process."
You have to read between the lines.
Fayd at October 23, 2019 8:30 AM
Related:
https://fox61.com/2019/10/21/uconn-pd-identify-2-male-students-arrested-in-connection-to-racial-video/
I R A Darth Aggie at October 23, 2019 8:31 AM
That could be a women depending on her politics.
That's because conservative women are not really women. So I've been told.
I R A Darth Aggie at October 23, 2019 10:11 AM
People are losing their jobs because of a single word they said. This is insane. I swear sometimes but sure hope no one notices. The destruction of a person is also both random and selective at different times. Rappers can use the b and n words without consequence. The proper response to someone swearing is polite silence or changing the topic, not destroying their life.
cc at October 23, 2019 3:18 PM
Hunt is mistaken on why we elect representatives: not to do exactly what we say, but to represent us; to use judgment and discretion in governing the body politic - whether city, state, or country. If the whims of the public were to govern the country, it would be chaos.
Hunt countered that if the bill violates the First Amendment, it’s still important to have conversations about what the existing law is.
So, he has no qualms about proposing bills and having the legislature spend time debating them in order to "have conversations?" Nice stewardship of public funds there, guy.
Conan the Grammarian at October 23, 2019 4:55 PM
Sorry, this part should have been in blockquote tags:
Conan the Grammarian at October 23, 2019 4:57 PM
"Somewhere, Sam and John Adams roll in their graves."
As are Everhard Annhauser and Augustus Busch - at the idea that anyone fond of their product would consider such a thing.
Radwaste at October 24, 2019 11:36 AM
The proper response to someone swearing is polite silence or changing the topic, not destroying their life.
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Miss Manners wouldn't quite agree, I think. She says a good response is to ask "what does that mean?" In an innocent tone of voice. Chances are, if you do that every time, they'll get irritated enough to stop behaving that way when you're around. Even if the person was clearly trying to upset you or insult you.
(Can't find the column right now, but it's in one of her books.)
lenona at October 25, 2019 12:51 PM
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