Originally Posted by twahl
Yes, it very well could fall into the same catagory. It's not assault, since assault is defined as a threat, but obsenity or vulgarity laws are a different matter. And Freedom of Speech doesn't apply in all circumstances. My freedom stops when it infringes on yours. Do you have the right to not be verbally abused? Applying a freedom of speech arguement suggests that you have the freedom to say whatever you want, and the person that you are verbally abusing has no right to not hear it.
But do I have the right to meet a perceived threat or aggressive behavior (i.e. someone beeping at me and yelling at me over a loudspeaker) with an obsenity?