Man's farting conviction overturned

Ananova ^ | 09:45 Thursday 6th September 2001 | no journalist would put their name on this puppy!

[SERE_DOC]

An Australian man who broke wind in the foyer of a Melbourne police station has had his conviction for offensive behaviour overturned.

David Grixti had been fined $200, the equivalent of £71, by a court in June.

He broke wind in the station after being arrested for drinking offences.

The decision was appealed to the Victorian County Court, which has found him not guilty. The prosecution couldn't establish flatulence was a voluntary act.

A local legal services manager criticised police for taking action against Mr Grixti, saying it was absurd a natural bodily function was criminalised.

Police have refused to comment, reports the news.com website.

[Silly]

A Silly, Smelly Anagram

Farting is legal, =
If gal isn't large.

Just being,

[Pete53]

Don't ya just hate those beer farts?

[Silly]

The silly season is in full swing!

Thank you; don't mind if I do.

[rdww]

Good point... wait till the Canadians here about this... it'll be an inter-Commonwealth war!

[Moleman]

LOL, Sammy's done it again!
Thanks for the post

[SERE_DOC]

Nothing worse than San Magoo (PI) Beer farts!d

It will peel the enamel off your teeth!

[Jack Wilson]

This doesn't pass the smell test.

[Hail Caesar]

"The decision was appealed to the Victorian County Court, which has found him not guilty. The prosecution couldn't establish flatulence was a voluntary act."

They should have charged him with Involuntary ASSault by Flatulence instead, punishable by a diet of Kaopectate and Milk of Magnesia. :-)

[SERE_DOC]

Nothing worse than San Magoo (PI) Beer farts!d

It will peel the enamel off your teeth!

[kachina]

Not being an attorney, I'm a little confused here. Just what evidence was produced in court? Did the prosecution have to produce photos of the offending orifice or require the accused to produce it live? How could you prosecute without corpus dilecti?

[andysandmikesmom]

Mr. Wolf...you have just made my day...having a farty dad, an extremely farty brother, two farty boy cousins living downstairs from me, a farty husband and two farty sons, needless to say, I can find all my men in several categories...

My brother had what we used to call his 'silent vacation fart'...

We would be in the family station wagon, driving along...all of a sudden, there would be this horrible smell in the car...since we heard nothing from inside the car, we assumed it something in the countryside outside the car...

Then I noticed, just before the awful smell came, my brother would roll up his car window, usually at a point when others in the car had their windows at least partly rolled up...he would then smile, and the awful smell would come...yup...he could toss those suckers out, without a sound...he said it was an art...

Now, my dad prided himself on delivering loud, but almost odorless farts...but when he smelled my brothers works of art, he would holler, "Man, that boy is just rotten inside".

Me? Oh, never, women dont fart, dontcha know?

[small voice in the wilderness]

I understand Mr.Grixti was upset that the case was dismissed, having already prepared his briefs for the trial.

[SAMWolf]

Please see:THE GIRLS DON'T FART FART.

[andysandmikesmom]

Its a lie, I tell you, its a lie...

[b4its2late]

pass? not a problem here!

[TexasRepublic]

My brother had what we used to call his 'silent vacation fart'...

We called 'em SBD's (Silent But Deadly)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Say, do you watch "Terrance and Philip?"

[RichInOC]

I'm trying to figure out what laws were broken here along with the wind. Breach of the peace?...Assaulting a police officer?...The Clean Air Act?

[andysandmikesmom]

Thats great..you hit it spot on...

[.30Carbine]

Re: #'s 55 & 57 - Not at all, MnM! They were fragrant with fun.