Scranton PA Toilet Lawsuit: $19,000 Flushed Away!

Scranton PA:  Woman Gets Arrested for Cursing at Her Toilet & Wins a $19,000 Settlement

It’s been a while since I wrote a Wild Card Wednesday blog. Unfortunately, today is Thursday, but this blog fits the category so well, I’m going to put it in there anyway.

I prefer to stay on the subject of real estate in Pike and Wayne County, but sometimes you have to deviate from the norm.  Since many residents of northeast PA head to Scranton often (myself included) I thought this would be interesting to my readers.

Indeed, NEPA (as Northeast PA is known) is an interesting and fascinating place.

A while ago, Scranton PA made the news because a woman was arrested for cursing out her own toilet as it overflowed, spreading gross liquid across her bathroom floor and into her kitchen.

Her windows were open, and her neighbors heard her use some unsavory language - and called the police.

That in itself is silly.  I do not generally say “bad words.”  I don’t like movies riddled with foul language.  My dad had a pretty rough mouth.  But it never occurred to me to call the cops on a potty mouth.

The next part - the cops arrested her for disorderly conduct. (remember she was inside her own home.)  Wow.  This is what the citizens of Scranton pay taxes for?

The story doesn’t end there - the ACLU got involved and this lady successfully sued the city of Scranton and won a $19,000 settlement.

Scranton is a hurting city - it made the Forbes list of America’s Fastest Dying Cities.  And now, because of something so STUPID, they have to shell out nearly $20,000.  More taxpayer dollars, literally flushed down the toilet.

What's concerning me about this, however, is that some people commenting on a local message board are upset over this lady winning a "frivolous lawsuit."  I for one am upset that she was arrested over this in the first place.

Read the story from WNEP.com here.