Michigan city bans being annoying in public

[TitsMcGee]

BRIGHTON, Mich. – Ticking someone off could get you a ticket in one Michigan city. The Brighton City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance allowing police in the Livingston County community to ticket and fine anyone who is annoying in public "by word of mouth, sign or motions."

The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell reports the measure is modeled on a similar ordinance in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak.

A city attorney says there could be situations where the measure would violate freedom of speech, but that those cases will be reviewed by the city.

The ban takes effect Jan. 2.

[kittylectro]

"mellow out or you will pay ..."

[IsleofRhodesEnt]

hey...brighton, MI....FUCK YOU...LMFAO

btw....how cool is this:

[n0Mad]

The very definition of freedom means that somebody will be annoyed by your actions. Who gets to decide what is acceptable and what is not?

"A city attorney says there could be situations where the measure would violate freedom of speech, but that those cases will be reviewed by the city."

So by exercising your rights, somebody will get pissed off, then you will get cited and given a ticket, then you have to fight it in court to prove that your actions were guaranteed legal by the US Constitution, and you just lost precious time and money of your life that you're never getting back, all because you live a life of freedom and that annoyed somebody? Sounds pretty annoying to me. I say we cite whoever created this stupid ordinance.

Paraphrasing Ben Franklin, "Anyone who would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserves neither and is sure to lose both."

[Msterbeau]

"mellow out or you will pay ..."

Jello FTW!

[Msterbeau]

The very definition of freedom means that somebody will be annoyed by your actions. Who gets to decide what is acceptable and what is not?

"A city attorney says there could be situations where the measure would violate freedom of speech, but that those cases will be reviewed by the city."

So by exercising your rights, somebody will get pissed off, then you will get cited and given a ticket, then you have to fight it in court to prove that your actions were guaranteed legal by the US Constitution, and you just lost precious time and money of your life that you're never getting back, all because you live a life of freedom and that annoyed somebody? Sounds pretty annoying to me. I say we cite whoever created this stupid ordinance.

Paraphrasing Ben Franklin, "Anyone who would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserves neither and is sure to lose both."

I'm surprised someone hasn't already challenged this ordinance, and the one in R.O. as unconstitutional. Maybe they have.

[n0Mad]

I'm surprised someone hasn't already challenged this ordinance, and the one in R.O. as unconstitutional. Maybe they have.

Declaring something "unconstitutional" is annoying. I'm reporting you.

[TomCat]

I'm surprised someone hasn't already challenged this ordinance, and the one in R.O. as unconstitutional. Maybe they have.

as if this society isn't litigious enough, we have this looming...

Declaring something "unconstitutional" is annoying. I'm reporting you.

now now, it isn't worth the paperwork...

[jynxxxedangel]

Good thing this ordinance isn't in the D. About 300 drunk Santas and helpers would have been sitting in the poke!

[TomCat]

Good thing this ordinance isn't in the D. About 300 drunk Santas and helpers would have been sitting in the poke!

LOL, you are probably right. I think that you have to shoot someone in the D anymore to even get the police's attention.

[aequorea]

The very definition of freedom means that somebody will be annoyed by your actions. Who gets to decide what is acceptable and what is not?

"A city attorney says there could be situations where the measure would violate freedom of speech, but that those cases will be reviewed by the city."

So by exercising your rights, somebody will get pissed off, then you will get cited and given a ticket, then you have to fight it in court to prove that your actions were guaranteed legal by the US Constitution, and you just lost precious time and money of your life that you're never getting back, all because you live a life of freedom and that annoyed somebody? Sounds pretty annoying to me. I say we cite whoever created this stupid ordinance.

Paraphrasing Ben Franklin, "Anyone who would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserves neither and is sure to lose both."

+1

[torn asunder]

if they passed that law here, nobody could ever leave their house!!

[Dollardave]

Sounds communist.

$$

[TomCat]

yeah, there would be some serious ghost towns all around if this was an easily enforceable ordinance...lol

[Msterbeau]

if they passed that law here, nobody could ever leave their house!!

I would be in jail for life.

[phee]

I am really really glad that I am NEVER annoying

[JaneDead]

I am really really glad that I am NEVER annoying

me too

[phee]

me too

*high five*

[Msterbeau]

*high five*

That's annoying. Too bad you're not in Brighton.

[phee]

That's annoying. Too bad you're not in Brighton.

No its not

[JaneDead]

That's annoying. Too bad you're not in Brighton.

don't tell phee he is annoying. that's annoying.

[Reaper]

Good thing I only live just outside the city limit, otherwise my parties would get annoying to them. Then they might come with the fairycops and take all of you away and then torture me by making me teabag a block of dry ice. *shudders*

[SaGa]

Good thing I only live just outside the city limit, otherwise my parties would get annoying to them. Then they might come with the fairycops and take all of you away and then torture me by making me teabag a block of dry ice. *shudders*

that last line made me laugh. ooh wait thats annoying. hmm wait my shirt with a corpse on it is annoying.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Fuck Brighton.

[Raev]

LOL, you are probably right. I think that you have to shoot someone in the D anymore to even get the police's attention.

Not even that does it.

When I was 21 I shot a home intruder in my kitchen. Detroit Police never showed up.