The Four Letter Word that Could Land You in Jail
Kathryn “Kristi” Fridge was surprised when a firefighter scolded her in Wal-Mart in La Marque, Texas for using a variation of the four-letter F-word; however, she was astonished when Capt. Alfred Decker, the town’s assistant fire marshal, put her in handcuffs. Although Fridge was released with a ticket for disorderly conduct, the question stands as to whether her comment to her mother in a store was a breach of the peace.
While Fridge does not plain on filing a personal injury lawsuit, she is in the process of consulting a lawyer before deciding about whether to file a formal complaint.
La Marque Fire Chief Todd Zacherl believes that Decker was upholding the law and supports Decker’s actions. Yet others believed he created more of a scene at Wal-Mart. Although people are debating whether an arrest should have been made, the bigger issue at hand is figuring out whether Fridge broke the law.
Read more about this interesting case in the following article:
• Citizen’s Arrest Reported Outside of Mayberry.
September 6th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
What the “f…” is going on around? Sounds like a case to me.