Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Texas
Obsenity
An acquaintance of mine was walking with his wife and was stopped by a constable and cited for disorderly conduct obsene gesture for having the words fuck you i'm from texas displayed on his t-shirt. he was fined 175.00. was the constable within his rights,legally, to issue the citation? thanks for considering a reply.
Asked on 8/03/05, 11:30 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Austin Nimocks
Austin R. Nimocks & Associates, P.L.L.C.
Re: Obsenity
Yes. "Disorderly conduct" generally includes those things that "shock the public sense of morality." Your acquaintance should exercise a bit more intelligence about his public attire.
Answered on 8/04/05, 7:50 pm
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