{"id":2472,"date":"2013-10-03T21:28:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T21:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2013-10-03T21:28:44","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T21:28:44","slug":"public-displays-of-affection-on-campus-should-lead-to-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2013\/10\/03\/public-displays-of-affection-on-campus-should-lead-to-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Public displays of affection on campus should lead to fines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Taylor Bembery
\nAssociate Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGet a room!\u201d This phrase can be heard daily when students come across an overly affectionate couple on campus.
\nPublic displays of affection seems to be getting out of hand. Couples can be seen getting pretty intimate on benches, in the Student Center and other public places at Jackson State University.
\nWhat could be the reasons for this trend? Is it the incoming freshmen utilizing their freedom? Could it be love is in the air, an indication that cuffing season has arrived? Or could it be lack of visitation hours?
\nAccording to lovepanky.com, public affection, also known as PDA, is the act of two people indulging in an intimate act in public.
\nMany students on campus think that the PDA trends are getting out of hand.
\nAja Woods, a junior accounting major from Silver Creek, Miss., said there is a time and place for everything and that includes showing affection.
\n\u201cI believe that everyone in college has the sense and maturity to make certain decisions but we all have to be mindful of what we do and say in a public setting. Public affection can be either acceptable or distasteful depending upon its given actions. For example, holding hands is acceptable. But tongue-kissing your significant other while taking a walk down the plaza while your professor may be walking nearby is distasteful,\u201d said Woods.
\nHarold Johnson, a senior integrated marketing communications major from Chicago, Ill., said public affection is acceptable when boundaries are kept.
\n\u201cI haven\u2019t seen anything distasteful on Jackson State\u2019s campus, so I would say we have done a good job of keeping x-rated public display of affection on a minimum. I think public affection to a certain extent deals with maturity. I always believe that what is understood doesn\u2019t need to be explained or showed. Also in today\u2019s world we are more likely to express ourselves publicly, we are becoming more comfortable,\u201d said Johnson.
\nWoods believes however, that PDA should stand for PRIVATE displays of affection.
\n\u201cThey may be doing such acts to prove to others that they have the complete affection of their significant others. One worst case has been when I saw a young man groping his girlfriend\u2019s butt while standing on the plaza. It\u2019s distasteful for such to be done in public, but in private, to each his or her own,\u201d said Woods.
\nAccording to the JSU 2013-2014 Student Handbook, getting too intimate with your significant other, in public or in a public place on campus can lead to serious consequences. Public affection falls under violation 2.30 Disorderly Conduct, Obstruction, and\/or Disruption.
\nDisorderly conduct is any offensive or annoying act that disrupts the peace and can lead to a fine of $50-$200 dollars, probation, or community service and even suspension.
\n Some think getting too affectionate or sexual with your mate can should be considered disorderly conduct.
\nSo students, before you think about going up on the 5th floor of the library late at night or attempt to get to frisky with your boyfriend, girlfriend, side piece, etc., remember that there are people watching. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taylor Bembery Associate Editor \u201cGet a room!\u201d This phrase can be heard daily when students come across an overly affectionate couple on campus. Public displays of affection seems to be getting out of hand. Couples can be seen getting pretty intimate on benches, in the Student Center and other public places at Jackson State University. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-variety"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}