"I work with people a lot, so I kind of just ignore it when it's unpleasant," Kristen Nye said. "Just keep walking."

"They can curse all they want," Sembach explained. "That's what the U.S. Supreme Court says. They just can incite another person to violence."

As expected, some locals don't like the idea; they think Freedom of Speech should always reign supreme.

"It's a waste of time and taxpayer money to try and do something like that," Edward Spear said.

The proposal is still in the infancy stage. In order for anything to officially get on the books, City Council will have to approve it. It will be discussed at the next workshop on May 19.

The Mayor of Neptune Beach said she does not support the profanity ordinance and believes it would be hard to enforce.

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