# Can I report my neighbors for constant, loud swearing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 14, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823 "2012-05-14T00:52:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823/21 "2012-09-10T18:41:40Z")

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> [@808woman](#):
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> I agree. If you don’t like it, then just move, maybe Salt Lake in Utah might be good for you; surrounded by “holy” people. I just had a neighbor complain to me that he can hear me and my husband cussing. We’ve been here for 2+ years, and he has not. We’re not like this everyday, we just happened to be getting frustrated with other players on a very popular MMORPG. We’re in our own house.
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> Personally, I felt like telling the guy to F off (but I didn’t). I’m in my house and there is a thing called freedom of speech. If I can’t vent in my own f-ing house… or what if I was watching a movie with cursing… It’s not even night time… I’m actually quiet at night.
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> Honestly, my neighbor just p’d me off. I feel like, if it bothers him that much, he should just move!!!

Oh, please…  
Not the tired “Freedom of Speech!” argument!

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823/22 "2012-09-10T18:50:43Z")

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Surely you don’t mean to suggest that the Founding Fathers _didn’t_ specifically have in mind the freedom to scream “FUUUUUUCK!” at the top of your lungs whenever you’re pwned by oRc\_sLAyEr678?

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**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-my-neighbors-for-constant-loud-swearing/621823/23 "2012-09-10T19:09:59Z")

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> [@808woman](#):
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> I agree. If you don’t like it, then just move, maybe Salt Lake in Utah might be good for you; surrounded by “holy” people. I just had a neighbor complain to me that he can hear me and my husband cussing. We’ve been here for 2+ years, and he has not. We’re not like this everyday, we just happened to be getting frustrated with other players on a very popular MMORPG. We’re in our own house.
> 
> Personally, I felt like telling the guy to F off (but I didn’t). I’m in my house and there is a thing called freedom of speech. If I can’t vent in my own f-ing house… or what if I was watching a movie with cursing… It’s not even night time… I’m actually quiet at night.
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> Honestly, my neighbor just p’d me off. I feel like, if it bothers him that much, he should just move!!!

Are you in a house or an apartment?

If the former and your neighbor can still hear you carrying on, you’re out of line. I’ve had asshole neighbors; it’s no fun.

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