Teenager fined for using the f-word

[Mrvile]

A teenager is refusing to pay an £80 on-the-spot fine imposed by a police officer who overheard him swearing in a private conversation with friends.

Kurt Walker, 18, from Deal, Kent, said he would go to court rather than pay the fine handed out in a town park.

He said he received the fixed-penalty notice after he used the F-word to a group of friends he met in the park.

Kent Police said fixed penalty notices were just one tool to help them to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Student Mr Walker was on his way to a youth centre where he works as a volunteer when he stopped to talk to friends.

"One of my mates said, 'What have you been up to', and I swore when I replied," he said.

"I was shocked when the female police officer gave me the fine, very shocked.

"It is not every day you swear and you get an £80 fine. It is just absurd, really."

Mr Walker is adamant he will not pay the fine and will challenge the penalty notice in court next month.

'Not normal'

"In my eyes I have not committed any crime whatsoever," he said, adding that swearing was a normal part of the language he and his friends use.

Dover District Council's anti-social behaviour unit works closely with Kent Police to tackle bad behaviour.

"Swearing and abusive behaviour certainly is not normal behaviour and I feel it should never be used in a public place," said councillor Julie Rook.

A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "The public expect us to tackle anti-social behaviour.

"If Mr Walker is not happy he can have his case decided by a court."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4734350.stm

 

[etalns]

Fvcking right!

 

[jlee]

Anti-social behavior?

Maybe these people should visit any public school..or college..or bar..or any contractor's jobsite..

Although..perhaps they'd have a heart attack or something..then what..another lawsuit?

 

[Powermoloch]

"God bless America"

lol

 

[BigJ]

.

 

[Xionide]

This is why I am proud to be an American.

 

[DainBramaged]

Piss off, love.

 

[Sunbird]

F that!

Kind of like that machine in the Demolition Man movie...

 

[Kristi2k]

Nice, too bad police cannot do that hear. :\

 

[Atheus]

That is soooooo stupid... They also have 'dispersion areas' over here where the cops are allowed to 'move on' young people after dark even if they commited no crime. Goddamn Blair and his goddamn anti-social behaviour act.

Originally posted by: Xionide
This is why I am proud to be an American.

Yea well, to be fair, your cops do shoot people quite a lot...

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Kristi2k
Nice, too bad police cannot do that hear. :\

You think that's a good thing?

And 80lbs...(sorry don't know how to type the symbol ) that's a lot of money for that kind of "crime."

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Atheus
That is soooooo stupid... They also have 'dispersion areas' over here where the cops are allowed to 'move on' young people after dark even if they commited no crime. Goddamn Blair and his goddamn anti-social behaviour act.

Originally posted by: Xionide
This is why I am proud to be an American.

Yea well, to be fair, your cops do shoot paople quite a lot...

I know you Brits have your crazy spellings, but under no circumstances is "paople" an acceptable spelling for "people."

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Atheus
That is soooooo stupid... They also have 'dispersion areas' over here where the cops are allowed to 'move on' young people after dark even if they commited no crime. Goddamn Blair and his goddamn anti-social behaviour act.

Originally posted by: Xionide
This is why I am proud to be an American.

Yea well, to be fair, your cops do shoot bad people quite a lot...

lol?

fixed

 

[Tu13erhead]

WT*?

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: Atheus
That is soooooo stupid... They also have 'dispersion areas' over here where the cops are allowed to 'move on' young people after dark even if they commited no crime. Goddamn Blair and his goddamn anti-social behaviour act.

Originally posted by: Xionide
This is why I am proud to be an American.

Yea well, to be fair, your cops do shoot paople quite a lot...

America believes in law inforcement and freedom of speech. Can't say the same for england.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

John Spartan you are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Atheus
That is soooooo stupid... They also have 'dispersion areas' over here where the cops are allowed to 'move on' young people after dark even if they commited no crime. Goddamn Blair and his goddamn anti-social behaviour act.

Originally posted by: Xionide
This is why I am proud to be an American.

Yea well, to be fair, your cops do shoot paople quite a lot...

I know you Brits have your crazy spellings, but under no circumstances is "paople" an acceptable spelling for "people."

Typo. And it's you who's got crazy spellings! It's our language and what we say goes

 

[Polish3d]

Britain needs a Bill of Rights

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Qosis
Fvcking right!

fvck that

 

[Slacker]

******* ****** ****** ******!

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: Frackal
Britain needs a Bill of Rights

LOL. We had a bill of rights long before the USA even existed! Last time we didn't have a bill of rights you _were_ Britain.


/Edit: This is just a case of a stupid cop. the kid could fight it, but you know what it's like fighting the state as a young person in any country.