KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » Battle Offensive Language http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Sat, 25 May 2013 01:04:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Brussels Plans to Battle Offensive Language With Hefty Fines http://kbear.com/brussels-plans-to-battle-on-offensive-language-with-hefty-fines/ http://kbear.com/brussels-plans-to-battle-on-offensive-language-with-hefty-fines/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:00:23 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=139956 Brussels, Belgium, has unleashed a sonic street sweeper into the city, hoping to curb the verbal cesspool coming from the mouths of its citizens and, in turn, make the city a more habitable community for its residents.

According to a spokesperson for Brussels mayor Freddy Thieleman, any form of insult, be it racist or homophobic, offensive language or words used to sexually harass someone in public is now punishable with fines anywhere from $95 to $315.

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