Watch your language. (Seriously, it could land you in jail now)

In my experience, the most appropriate reaction to being insulted and cussed at is to either ignore the foul-mouthed fiend, or if you want, to strike back with a few choice pointy words of your own. But do any insults warrant sending the other guy to jail for thirty days? Not so much.

Yet, that’s what Mike Shahrokhi of Overland Park, Kansas, is being faced with after a road-rage-induced spat with another driver.

Mike Shahrokhi, 43, of Leawood faces disorderly conduct charges that he says stem from a case of road rage along 135th Street in Overland Park. Shahrokhi admits dropping an F-bomb during an argument with another driver, but he says that it's ridiculous that he could be facing jail time over it.

"They want to put me in the Johnson County Jail for 30 days over dropping the F-bomb," said Shahrokhi. He says the incident began at 135th and Metcalf, and continued all the way to a convenience store at 135th and Nieman.

Shahrokhi says that when he stopped at the convenience store for a drink, the other driver continued jawing with him. So he says he shot back with some decidedly NC-17 words of his own.

"I pull up along side him, and essentially told him that I had intercourse with his daughter from behind, and she liked it," said Shahrokhi. "And he was on the phone with police."

Okay, so talking smack about the guy’s daughter like that probably wasn’t a very nice thing to do, and nor was it a good idea if he wished to end the fight rather than prolong it. But to actually be threatened with jail time for language that probably pales in comparison to some of the stuff you hear on TV, much less in the real world, is ridiculous. They’re just words. If you can’t handle being insulted or have mean words thrown at you, then don’t get into a fight.

Actually, stay off the streets altogether and lock yourself in your home. And never watch TV or go on the Internet again.

[Nolen, the other driver] says that it's worth the time and effort.

"If somebody doesn't stop it, he'll continue to do it," said Nolen.

Oh, whine, whine, whine. So a guy said some bad things about your mother and daughter. Seriously: get over it. I can guarantee it’s not the first or last time they’ll be insulted in front of you, and if you feel like anyone who says anything bad against them should be thrown in jail, you have a serious case of the self-righteousness-itis.

(via The Agitator)