Obscenity
Sir, — It has finally happened. The media have become the criteria on which we now base our views of morality or otherwise. This, in effect, is what a city magistrate decided (“The Press,” December 1.) A certain four-letter word has undergone some kind of metamorphosis and is no longer considered obscene, even in a public place. Further, the fact that the words used were to a constable, seems to indicate that the constable must be prepared to accept insults, whatever the circumstances. So much for the dignity of authority. Our sense of decency is one of the strongest preservatives against depravity in both a lesser and greater degree. When a person in a position of responsibility condones such language, it becomes a further insidious erosion into the values of our society. I am further amazed at your paper for actually printing the words used and wonder at the legality of it. — Yours, etc., M. CASEY. December 3, 1979.
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Press, 6 December 1979, Page 20
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