Utah City Considering Ban on Swearing in Parks

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City leaders in Ogden, Utah, have proposed an ordinance to prohibit profanity in city parks. One expletive after a missed shot on the tennis court won't get you in trouble, though. The rule's target would-be fans at sporting events who "get a little bit too emotional," as one Ogden resident put it. "If people are disturbing the peace or disturbing the people around them - whether it's another team, a coach or between parents - that is the behavior that we're looking at," Mara Brown, chief deputy city attorney, told the Deseret News.

As youth sports have become more competitive, spectators' language has grown more heated, and increasingly, city officials say, the abusive language is turning violent. The city already has an ordinance in place that allows police to interfere with physical altercations, but officials want the ability to defuse a situation before it escalates.

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