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October, 1968

Jail for BlasphemyWestminster. Maryland--A 20-year-old Army veteran with a wife and infant daughter served a 30-day jail term for "taking the Lord's name in vain in a public place," Police officers testified that when they approached the young man after a scuffle to arrest him for disorderly conduct, he yelled, "Take your goddamn hands off me." He was charged with "shouting profanities and using the Lord's name in vain." The was charged with "shouting profaniti...

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