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SCRANTON,Pa.-- Talk about a potty mouth.:cussing:
A Scranton woman who allegedly shouted profanities at her overflowing toilet within earshot of a neighbor was cited for disorderly conduct, authorities said.
The woman could face up to 90 days in jail and fine up to $300.
"It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk," she 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."
She doesn't 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, an off duty police officer, asked her to keep it down, police said. When she continued, the officer called police.
A lawyer from the ACLU in Philadelphia took issue with the citation.
"You can't prosecute somebody for swearing at a cop or a toilet," the lawyer said.
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SCRANTON,Pa.-- Talk about a potty mouth.:cussing:
A Scranton woman who allegedly shouted profanities at her overflowing toilet within earshot of a neighbor was cited for disorderly conduct, authorities said.
The woman could face up to 90 days in jail and fine up to $300.
"It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk," she 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."
She doesn't 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, an off duty police officer, asked her to keep it down, police said. When she continued, the officer called police.
A lawyer from the ACLU in Philadelphia took issue with the citation.
"You can't prosecute somebody for swearing at a cop or a toilet," the lawyer said.
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