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opinion | jeff jacoby

Vulgar speech can’t be banned, but it should be curbed

By Globe columnist 

By a vote of 183-50, town meeting members in Middleborough last week approved a bylaw making public cursing a civil offense and authorizing police to enforce the ban by fining offenders $20.

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