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from: TOM RIGHTMER
date: 1998-04-07 13:08:00
subject: Disturbing The Peace

Here are some other examples other than yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theatre
that you might find interesting. Again, these have been on the books for a
very long time, and most jurisdictions have an almost identical law.
A.     It is unlawful to disturb or alarm the peace of another or others by
       doing any of the acts set out in subsection B of this section.
B.     Disturbing the peace is the doing of any of the following in such a
       manner as would foreseeably alarm or disturb the peace of another or
       others:
       1.      Using obscene, offensive, abusive, profane, vulgar,
               threatening, violent or insulting language or conduct;
       2.      Appearing in an intoxicated condition;
       3.      Engaging in a fistic encounter;
       4.      Lewdly exposing one's person, or private parts thereof, in any
               public place or in any place where there are present other
               persons to be offended or annoyed thereby;
       5.      Pointing any pistol or any other deadly weapon whether loaded
               or not at any other person or persons either in anger or
               otherwise;
       6.      Holding an unlawful assembly of two (2) or more persons,
               including being assembled together and acting in concert, to
               do any unlawful act against the peace or to the terror of
               others or preparing for or moving toward such acts, or
               otherwise assembly unlawfully or riotously;
       7.      Interrupting any lawful assembly of people by making noise, by
               rude, indecent or improper behavior, by profane, improper or
               loud language, or in any other manner, either within the place
               of assembly or within hearing distance thereof;
       8.      Obstructing the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles on a
               street, right-of-way or sidewalk, or other public place;
       9.      Obstructing, molesting or interfering with any person lawfully
               in a public place;
       10.     Making unnecessarily loud, offensive noises;
       11.     Disturbing any congregation or assembly of persons meeting for
               religious worship by making noise, by rude, indecent or
               improper behavior, by profane, improper or loud language, or
               in any other manner, either within the place or worship or
               within hearing distance thereof; or
       12.     Committing any other act in such a manner calculated as to
               unreasonably disturb, interfere or alarm the public or the
               comfort and repose of any person.
C.     Whenever any police officer shall, in the exercise of reasonable
       judgment, decide that the presence of any person in any public place
       is causing any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection B herein, he
       may, if he deems it necessary for the preservation of the public peace
       and safety, order that person to leave that place; and any who shall
       refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall
       be guilty of a violation of this section.
D.     This section shall not apply to peaceful picketing, public speaking or
       other lawful expressions of opinion not in contravention of other
       laws.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... **FLASH** Eveready Bunny arrested, charged with battery.
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