Walking through the park on his way to the centre, according to The Mirror, he bumped into some friends who asked him what he was up to. "Fuck all," he replied, laconically. Suddenly, out of nowhere, up popped a policewoman and slapped him with a fixed-penalty notice of 80 for being antisocial.
Taking "swear boxes" to an extreme, surely? Kurt says he won't pay the fine; the police say if he's not happy he can have his case decided by court; the local councillor Julie Rook says: "Swearing and abusive behaviour is not normal and I feel it should never be used in a public place." Obviously celebrities such as Gordon Ramsay need to watch their step, otherwise they might find themselves out of pocket - or is it just teenagers who aren't allowed to swear?
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