Being Annoying Now Illegal In Brighton

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BRIGHTON, Mich. -- Since when did being annoying become a crime? Since Brighton City Council approved a public conduct code Monday night, which includes fining someone up to $500 for being annoying.

One section of the bill reads, "It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts that alarm or seriously annoy another person and that serve no legitimate purpose."

The bill also states it's unlawful for anyone to insult, accost, molest or otherwise annoy any person in public.

The ordinance was modeled after one in Royal Oak, where the Brighton police chief previously worked.

The Livingston Daily Press & Argus reported that two council members expressed concerns for the language of the ordinance, but voted for it anyway.

Brighton officials said the ordinance would be subjective and the call will be made by police officers.

The amended ordinance takes effect Jan. 17, 2009.
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It's about time. Now...to break the law in Brighton, Michigan by poking someone repeatedly.
 
One day the world's going to become too complicated to even bother.

Seriously. Fines for being annoying in public? xD
 
I think it'd be very hard to regulate something that is that subjective.

Traffic jams are annoying, are they going to fine the people at the front of the line?
 
Who defines what is or is not annoying? I mean, if you have allergies and consistently sneeze....that tends to annoy people. So, as I asked, what do they define as annoying?
 
Evil Raichu said:
That'll be a $500 fine.
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Lolz, nice. XD
Seriously, though, I could never live there if they're going to fine me for being annoying. o_O At least that's what my friends say. XD But they say not to do it in public. Is it really any less illegal to do it in your own house?
 
This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Some people (like me) can get annoyed very easily.
 
AHAHAHAHA!!!

Fuck me sideways, tell me this law is going to get repealed against. This is just too stupid for words, so here's a keyboard bash to state my amusement at this folly.

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And again, one will say, WhatisthisIdonteven.

I am amused tonight. Thank you stupid Michigan.
 
Wow, people are too nice, too annoying, whats next? Will it be illegal to be happy? make money? have sex? wait...

This is pathetic.
 
Wow....

So, Michigan is fining people for being annoying? Now I've seen everything! O_O

Although, there's many different things people could find annoying. So I have no idea how this law is gonna work...
 
Isn't this a violation of first amendment rights? (not that that matters anymore)
 
Brighton, Brighton, where have I heard that before...

Of course! Brighton Hall, second president of Altru Inc. "A Bright future for Almia". Yeah, guess what game I got for Christmas.:p

Anyway, I guess I need to warn my brother not to go there, or else they'd probably give him the death penalty.
 
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