he who smelt it dealt it

[depechemodefan]

This at least doesn't have to do with body odors or fluids.

We have a library policy against cursing. We were told by management a person can be kicked out for cursing. I think that is exreme, so as long as a person isn't abusive with cursing, I leave people alone.

Today on the third floor I hear a string of curses with "m*****f****** and it goes on for a while. I can't see who is cursing, but I see the direction of the cursing. So I go to the side of the building where I hear the cursing. I dont' look at anyone in particular or stand next to anyone in particular, though I think the cursing comes from 3 guys at one table.

I make an announcement: I can hear someone in this area cursing. The library has a policy against cursing, if you do it again you will be asked to leave.

So mabye 30 min. latter I'm being releaved and I'm trying to tell the cw who is releaving me something. A guy (I didn't reacognize he was in the area where I heard the cursing) comes up to me, and I try to point to him to talk to my cw. But he starts with "I wasn't cursing, you came up to us thinking we were cursing, you're just picking on us." I told him I was making the comment to that particular area, not to him. he goes on with how he wasn't curing. I told him, "then who was cursing?" he said, "I wouldnt' tell you if I knew."

His whole manner wasn't that he was guilty but wanted to be offended. Since I didn't go up to him and told him not to curse in the first place, I think this is a case where "he doth protest too much."

[ShootMePlease]

I think that's stupid. No, you shouldn't be loud and abusive with cursing anywhere, but to throw someone out is dumb. What if the person has Tourette's or some other disabilty and may not understand their actions ? They might want to re-think this policy.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

And evidently, who supplied it denied it.

[PepperElf]

I think that's stupid. No, you shouldn't be loud and abusive with cursing anywhere, but to throw someone out is dumb. What if the person has Tourette's or some other disabilty and may not understand their actions ? They might want to re-think this policy.

Well, I suspect they'd probably make exceptions for cases like that. It's usually kinda obvious when swearing is condition-based rather than someone just mouthing off.

(Plus Tourette's-swearing is actually rare, despite what hollywood shows. i did see it once, but it wasn't the man's normal tic... normally he just coughed, but some cockwallets decided to try spinning him up for fun)


but yeah, hopefully if it's unintentional bad language i do hope they make an exception.

[MoonCat]

Shouldn't be too hard to use common sense on this. An occasional "what the hell" or "oh shit" is no big deal. But a long string of "m---f--er" and similar stuff is not too pleasant for other patrons to have to listen to.

[Amina516]

I think that's stupid. No, you shouldn't be loud and abusive with cursing anywhere, but to throw someone out is dumb. What if the person has Tourette's or some other disabilty and may not understand their actions ? They might want to re-think this policy.

So, change the policy for someone who MAY come in and whos condition can be explained if necessary? Or have no policy and allow patrons to cuss up a storm? I dont think so. That doesnt make any sense.