Justice

Are Cities Right to Criminalize Public Spitting?

A man in Daytona Beach, Fla., was recently taken to jail for spitting on the street. This is a good thing
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Haaawwk, ptui!

That was the sound that preceded the recent spitting arrest of Austin Kennedy in Daytona Beach, Fla. After seeing the 18-year-old discharge a glob of saliva onto the street, a pair of local cops took him to jail and stuck him with a $100 fine.