Poop Woman gets ticketed for dropping f-bomb in a Walmart - Page 2

**RealSNR** · 08-14-2008, 01:25 AM

Wow. Can we finally say backwoods Texas is a "special" place?

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=6325920
Mother ticketed for swearing in Wal-Mart

By Laura Whitley

LA MARQUE, TX (KTRK) -- A woman is in trouble for cursing inside a busy store in La Marque. An assistant fire marshal heard her, and wrote her a ticket on the spot.

But investigators say that's not the only reason she ended up with a citation. The incident happened inside the Wal-Mart off I-45, the night before Tropical Storm Edouard hit.

"She should have gotten a ticket. She's lucky she didn't go to jail," said one shopper.

The woman was responding to a recent incident which sent a mother home with a ticket for cursing in public.

The shopper continued, "Because, you're in public. You can't do that."

That's exactly what La Marque's assistant fire marshal, Alfred Decker, tried to tell Kathryn Fridge, 28, when he allegedly overheard her use the 'f-word' in the store last week.

"He said, 'Ma'am, please refrain from using that language. You're not allowed to cuss in public like that,'" explained La Marque Fire Department Chief Todd Zacherl.

Zacherl spoke on Decker's behalf. He said the officer's warning to Fridge was only met with more expletives.

"I think he just originally went to just ask her politely not to use that type of language," Zacherl said. "Things escalated to the point where he had to do something. He couldn't just walk away."

The single mother walked away with a ticket, and concerns, say the chief, about his assistant fire marshal's actions. Zacherl says as far as he can tell, Decker responded appropriately.

"He said he did have to place cuffs on her in the parking lot because he couldn't get her to calm down," Zacherl said.

Cursing in public is certainly not a federal case. But people do get in trouble for it, just usually not at a Wal-Mart.

Zacherl explained, "These are the type of tickets you would find around the Kemah Boardwalk, things like that, or outside of a bar or something."

Most people we spoke with about the incident sided with the officer, but not everyone.

"It depends on what the reason is," said one woman. "She might have had a reason. She could have had a bad day and somebody just touched her wrong."

We made several unsuccessful attempts to contact Fridge. She was ticketed for disorderly conduct. She will either have to pay it, or go before a judge.

KCJohnny · 08-14-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Chief Chief · 08-14-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JimNasium

Fire marshals carry guns and are endowed with full police powers I believe.

Hmmm

...it's hard for me to believe that all of those women had the authority to give me police powers when they said I was well endowed.

Braincase · 08-14-2008, 08:10 AM

It's about ******* time.

bishop_74 · 08-14-2008, 08:11 AM

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Wow. Can we finally say backwoods Texas is a "special" place?

Did I miss something? Yeah... it's backwoods Texas that is the problem. Not backwoods Arkansas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas, or Oklahoma... just Texas.

KCJohnny · 08-14-2008, 08:16 AM

I strongly approve of the civic decency of Texans in trying to preserve public decorum.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-14-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bishop_74

Did I miss something? Yeah... it's backwoods Texas that is the problem. Not backwoods Arkansas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas, or Oklahoma... just Texas.

Backwoods Arkansas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma didn't produce the ultimate disaster who currently resides in the WH.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-14-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by KCJohnny

I strongly approve of the civic decency of Texans in trying to preserve public decorum.

You strongly approve of censorship?

KCJohnny · 08-14-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

You strongly approve of censorship?

You need to distinguish between standards of common decency and so called "free speech". No one has a right to assail other citizens with profanity-laden tirades.

bishop_74 · 08-14-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Backwoods Arkansas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma didn't produce the ultimate disaster who currently resides in the WH.

Right... they created the ultimate disaster that was in the WH before. Got it.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-14-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KCJohnny

You need to distinguish between standards of common decency and so called "free speech". No one has a right to assail other citizens with profanity-laden tirades.

From the information available in the article it doesn't appear she was "assailing" anyone with a "profanity-laden tirade" until after she was confronted.

Public embarrassment and display of lack of decency should be punishment enough. No need to arrest or fine someone for using language that certain people feel is "obscene". They're just words.

**gblowfish** · 08-14-2008, 08:23 AM

I think, since this is Texas, she should get the death penalty.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-14-2008, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bishop_74

Right... they created the ultimate disaster that was in the WH before. Got it.

Yeah, the prior ultimate disaster brought us an unjust war, a record deficit, a broken economy and international humiliation. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, how does that koolaid taste?

KCJohnny · 08-14-2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

They're just words.

That's your private interpretation. You are welcome to it. There are established standards of public decency.

Liberty does not preclude civic responsibility.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-14-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by KCJohnny

That's your private interpretation. You are welcome to it. There are established standards of public decency.

Liberty does not preclude civic responsibility.

So they're not words?

Huffman83 · 08-14-2008, 08:31 AM

Why am I thinking of the movie Demolition Man?

08-14-2008, 01:25 AM
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $-1524792	Woman gets ticketed for dropping f-bomb in a Walmart Wow. Can we finally say backwoods Texas is a "special" place? http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=6325920 Mother ticketed for swearing in Wal-Mart By Laura Whitley LA MARQUE, TX (KTRK) -- A woman is in trouble for cursing inside a busy store in La Marque. An assistant fire marshal heard her, and wrote her a ticket on the spot. But investigators say that's not the only reason she ended up with a citation. The incident happened inside the Wal-Mart off I-45, the night before Tropical Storm Edouard hit. "She should have gotten a ticket. She's lucky she didn't go to jail," said one shopper. The woman was responding to a recent incident which sent a mother home with a ticket for cursing in public. The shopper continued, "Because, you're in public. You can't do that." That's exactly what La Marque's assistant fire marshal, Alfred Decker, tried to tell Kathryn Fridge, 28, when he allegedly overheard her use the 'f-word' in the store last week. "He said, 'Ma'am, please refrain from using that language. You're not allowed to cuss in public like that,'" explained La Marque Fire Department Chief Todd Zacherl. Zacherl spoke on Decker's behalf. He said the officer's warning to Fridge was only met with more expletives. "I think he just originally went to just ask her politely not to use that type of language," Zacherl said. "Things escalated to the point where he had to do something. He couldn't just walk away." The single mother walked away with a ticket, and concerns, say the chief, about his assistant fire marshal's actions. Zacherl says as far as he can tell, Decker responded appropriately. "He said he did have to place cuffs on her in the parking lot because he couldn't get her to calm down," Zacherl said. Cursing in public is certainly not a federal case. But people do get in trouble for it, just usually not at a Wal-Mart. Zacherl explained, "These are the type of tickets you would find around the Kemah Boardwalk, things like that, or outside of a bar or something." Most people we spoke with about the incident sided with the officer, but not everyone. "It depends on what the reason is," said one woman. "She might have had a reason. She could have had a bad day and somebody just touched her wrong." We made several unsuccessful attempts to contact Fridge. She was ticketed for disorderly conduct. She will either have to pay it, or go before a judge.
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