A US woman who was facing jail for swearing at her toilet has been acquitted.
Dawn Herb, 31, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged after an off duty police officer overheard her swear at an overflowing toilet.
Officer Patrick Gilman told the hearing he heard someone yell: \"Are you f...ing retarded? Get me the f...ing mop\".
But District Judge Terrence Gallagher has now ruled she did nothing wrong, reports the Scranton Times-Tribune.
He dismissed the disorderly conduct charge which could have led to up to 90 days in jail and a $170 fine.
The language she used \"may be considered by some to be offensive, vulgar and imprudent\", but she was entitled to use it under the First Amendment, the judge ruled.
MX News, page 9, Tuesday December 18, 2007
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