I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave

How many assholes do you know?

I'm not talking about those who have a bad day once in a while. I'm talking about the persistently unpleasant people who seem to thrive on being unpleasant.

For instance, my brother's mother-in-law is a class "A" shrew. We try to avoid her, but there are family events you are forced to come in contact with her. She waits to make some bitchy comment. It's especially bad in families. It's as if you are genetically condemned to endure these people.

Why isn't there some social censure to assholes? I've been to bars where drunk people are asked to leave. I've never seen a rude person shown the curb.

I would much rather hang with drunks, the flatuance challenged, or some other misfit, than the mean.

But no, if you're a dick, you can operate freely in society. You can't smoke in a public place, but you can be a merciless jerk.

I would like to see a No Assholes campaign, Hollywood.