SCRANTON, Pa. - A Scranton woman who admitted shouted
profanities at her overflowing toilet within earshot of a neighbor
was cited for disorderly conduct, authorities said.
Dawn Herb could face up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to
$300.
It doesnt make any sense. I was in my house. Its not like I was
outside or drunk, Herb told The Times-Tribune of Scranton. The
toilet was overflowing and leaking down into the kitchen and I was
yelling (for my daughter) to get the mop.
Herb doesnt recall exactly what she said, but she admitted letting
more than a few choice words fly near an open bathroom window
Thursday night.
Her next-door neighbor, a city police officer who was off-duty at
the time, asked her to keep it down, police said. When she
continued, the officer called police.
Mary Catherine Roper, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties
Union in Philadelphia, took issue with the citation.
You cant prosecute somebody for swearing at a cop or a toilet,
she said.
Pro siah!! 90 days in jail 