Posted on 04/12/2021 9:59:16 AM PDT by simpson96
An Austrian man who was fined €500 (£425) for loudly farting near police officers has had his fine reduced to €100 (£85) after launching an appeal.
The unidentified man was whacked with a fine in Vienna after 'offending public decency' by 'farting provocatively' at police in June last year.
However, he then challenged the fine, in what must have been a very strange day in court for all concerned.
The man told the courts that breaking wind was merely a 'biological process' - well, you can't argue with that, I suppose.
The man said even if he had done it deliberately, his fart was covered by freedom of expression, thelocal.at reports.
In Austria, freedom of expression is not limited to just speech, but also covers noises and communication in other forms.
Credit: PA Credit: PA But the sound must have 'communicative intent', which this bloke's fart didn't, according to the court.
Nonetheless, the court decided to reduce the fine by €400, taking into account his lack of criminal record.
The judge said that although breaking wind is technically a form of communication it was a 'form of expression that transcends the boundaries of decency'.(snip)
They went on to say the man had acted 'provocatively and uncooperatively' during the incident, which took place on a park bench.
The force claimed the man stood up, looked directly at the officers and 'let go a massive intestinal wind apparently with full intent' after he was asked to confirm his identity.
The police added: "Our colleagues don't like to be farted at so much."
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It used to be that this sort of thing was done for comedy purposes.
Now we see legal matters stemming from farts.
The world is ridiculous.
Or the Schnitzengruben.
Did he fart in ‘Austrian’?
Here I sit
all broken hearted...
Came to $#!+
But only farted...
Bean, beans, good for your heart,
The more you eat the more you fart,
The more you fart the better you feel,
So eat some beans with every meal.
“The man said even if he had done it deliberately, his fart was covered by freedom of expression, thelocal.at reports.”
So he was talking out of his a$$. Have a lot of that in the USA also.
Your childhood friend was licentious! The ditty goes:
Beans, beans, the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot
The more you toot, the better you feel
So let’s have beans for every meal!
(We weren’t allowed to say fart when I was a kid).
“Beans, beans,
a wonderful fruit.
The more you eat,
the more you toot.
The more you toot,
the more you fart.
The more you fart,
the better for your heart.”
I wonder how many different variations exist of that little ditty.
He needs to learn the art of SBD.
Crop dusting!
Fart provocateur, now that is something roguish to aspire to.
I wonder if Eric Swalwell could be considered a fart provocateur? Maybe that’s what attracted Poon Fang to him?
Should be glad he didn’t light a match.
Should be glad he didn’t light a match.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I won’t post that again, LOL.
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