Is it illegal to curse? What are the penalties?

Legal analysis:

If swearing has legal consequences, you must bear legal responsibility. If the offender is insulted in public, he shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than 10 days, and may be fined not more than 500 yuan. There are four ways of insulting people: one is violent insult. Violence here does not refer to killing, injuring, or beating, but refers to using force to ruin the reputation of others. Such as using force to force others to do embarrassing actions; forcing feces into other people's mouths, etc. The second is non-violent physical insults. "For example: after shaking hands with someone, he immediately took out a tissue and wiped it with a sign of disgust." The third is verbal insult, which manifests as using words to tease, slander, and abuse the victim. The fourth is verbal or graphic insults, that is, writing, posting, and circulating big-character posters, small-character posters, cartoons, slogans, etc. that are harmful to the reputation of others.

Legal basis:

Article 42 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be detained for not more than 5 days or fined 500 yuan The following fines shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the person shall be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan:

(1) Writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;

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(2) Blatantly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;

(3) Fabricating facts to frame others in an attempt to subject others to criminal prosecution or public security management penalties;

(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;

(5) Repeatedly sending obscene, insulting, threatening or other messages to interfere with the normal life of others ;

(6) Peeping, filming, eavesdropping, or disseminating other people's privacy.

Derived questions:

Can I call the police if the other person curses and insults me?

If the swearing is a serious insult to others, it may be a violation of the law, that is, a violation of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, and you may be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are more serious, you may be sentenced to not less than five days and ten years. Detention for not more than 50 days and a fine of not more than 500 yuan may be imposed. "Whether you can call the police" should not actually be a question, because the law does not stipulate the conditions for calling the police. Therefore, most problems including "being insulted by others" can be reported to the police. The question should be "can the police call the police to achieve what you want?" effect".