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Woman in Berkeley arrested and charged with "Use of Offensive Words"
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:36 pm
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The woman and her partner proceeded to confront the package delivery driver on the 1700 block of Delaware Street, according to the alert, and then used force and “hateful language disparaging” people of color to prevent the driver from leaving.
Officers arrested the woman after the incident on suspicion of false imprisonment, battery, use of offensive words and willfully threatening an individual based on their perceived characteristics, the alert states.
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Yes, this is real. In the United States of America (well, Berkeley), you can be charged with a blatantly unconstitutional charge of "use of offensive words".
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Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:38 pm to Fun Bunch
Only certain words against certain people. Let's be realistic. It's Bezerkley.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:38 pm to Fun Bunch
Uttering a threat is an offense in many jurisdictions.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:38 pm to Fun Bunch
Fighting words are a thing.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:39 pm to Fun Bunch
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The woman and her partner proceeded to confront the package delivery driver on the 1700 block of Delaware Street, according to the alert, and then used force and “hateful language disparaging” people of color to prevent the driver from leaving.
Officers arrested the woman after the incident on suspicion of false imprisonment, battery, use of offensive words and willfully threatening an individual based on their perceived characteristics, the alert states.
LINK
Yes, this is real. In the United States of America (well, Berkeley), you can be charged with a blatantly unconstitutional charge of "use of offensive words".
"The woman and her partner proceeded to confront the package delivery driver on the 1700 block of Delaware Street, according to the alert, and then used force and “hateful language disparaging” people of color to prevent the driver from leaving"
The "use of offensive words" piece is bullshite and unconstitutional, but this is a pretty important part of the story. They were trying to fence the driver.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:40 pm to SouthernStyled
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Fighting words are a thing.
Don't think that is what this is.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:41 pm to Fun Bunch
Remember that saying of “sticks and stones”? Seems like ages ago.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:41 pm to AbuTheMonkey
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The "use of offensive words" piece is bullshite and unconstitutional, but this is a pretty important part of the story. They were trying to fence the driver.
Correct, and they were charged appropriately for those blatant crimes, and they should face penalties.
Using racial slurs or offensive words isn't a crime.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:42 pm to Fun Bunch
What did she say? And yes I understand she was arrested for more than just words, but the fact that charge was tacked on means it’s an offense that can be dealt with by police.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:44 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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What did she say?
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“hateful language disparaging” people of color
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:45 pm to Fun Bunch
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use of offensive words
So....prosecuted for words?
This isn't liberalism. Modern leftists should embrace the fact that they are now largely authoritarian dirt bags and about as far from being real liberals as they could be.
This post was edited on 5/5/21 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:46 pm to Fun Bunch
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false imprisonment, battery
Those have always been illegal in America.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:48 pm to JudgeHolden
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Those have always been illegal in America.
Yeah. No one is arguing otherwise. Try to keep up, barrister.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:50 pm to Fun Bunch
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Yeah. No one is arguing otherwise. Try to keep up, barrister.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 5:04 pm to Fun Bunch
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Officers arrested the woman after the incident on suspicion of false imprisonment, battery,
Arrest probably had a bit more to do with these words.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 5:18 pm to Fun Bunch
I call bullshite. No white chick from Berkely could be that openly racist. 
quote:So racist Berkeley lesbians? Riiiiiight.
woman and her partner
Posted on 5/5/21 at 5:21 pm to blueboy
So I did some digging and it’s a subsection of their Disturbing the Peace. It’s basically the “fighting words” statute I think just very stupidly labeled.
It’s a little more aggressive than La’s but not that much different. So possibly nothing to see here.
It’s a little more aggressive than La’s but not that much different. So possibly nothing to see here.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 5:25 pm to Fun Bunch
Relevant CA code section, for those interreted:
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($400), or both such imprisonment and fine:
(1) Any person who unlawfully fights in a public place or challenges another person in a public place to fight.
(2) Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise.
(3) Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($400), or both such imprisonment and fine:
(1) Any person who unlawfully fights in a public place or challenges another person in a public place to fight.
(2) Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise.
(3) Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 5:27 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:People here love to get worked up about laws when they see the names, but they rarely bother to try to understand what they actually say.
It’s basically the “fighting words” statute I think just very stupidly labeled.
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