| pezus said: The boy who cried “Bingo”? An 18-year-old Kentuckian was cited last month for falsely yelling “bingo” when he, in fact, had not won the game. Austin Whaley was cited with second-degree disorderly conduct after charging into a bingo hall with his friends and yelling “Bingo!” halting the game and alarming the patrons. “Just like you can’t run into a theater and yell ‘fire’ when it’s not on fire, you can’t run into a crowded bingo hall and yell ‘bingo’ when there isn’t one,” the police sergeant who cited Whaley said. For his punishment, Whaley is forbidden from using the word “bingo” for six months. http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/03/19/falsely-yell-bingo-break-the-law.html _________________________________ Taking his freedom of speech away for yelling Bingo? |
Pezus, The law does not allow the government to take away the rights of a lawful citizen. The ONLY restriction the law has for someone who has committed a crime is that the punishment may not be cruel and unusual.
Barring someone from the use of a word temporarily is neither cruel nor unusual.
That said, the charge is a reasonable charge. Good prank, harmless, but you do the crime you do the time.
If you've never worked a BINGO hall, or played a game it's serious business.
