110$ fine for giving someone the middle finger

[theownerer]

i was reading the newspaper today and saw this article. Apparently a man was pulled over for speeding and after getting a ticket he drove off and gave the cop the middle finger. He was then pulled over again and given another fine for 110$ for inappropriate hand gesture. This is canadian money but it still seems pretty stupid.

 

[The_Echo]

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Edit: Oh yeah, I need to say something.

... That's ridiculous.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

This is canadian money

Hey common, our dollar's not that bad. Anyway I saw this on the news, it certainly gave me a good laugh.

Side note: Please employ propper grammar in the future. Also giving the thread a little more room for discussion would help.

 

[Cliff_m85]

Flipping someone off? What's the big deal. If I were in Canada I'd just say "Listen buddy, I wasn't speeding."

 

[theklng]

so much for free speech...

 

[Dogstile]

hey! he was only expressing himself! no fine was needed

 

[Mrsoupcup]

i was reading the newspaper today and saw this article. Apparently a man was pulled over for speeding and after getting a ticket he drove off and gave the cop the middle finger. He was then pulled over again and given another fine for 110$ for inappropriate hand gesture. This is canadian money but it still seems pretty stupid.

"Canadian money"? Whats that suposed to mean? Our dollar is worth more than the American dollar. (At the moment but still)

 

[Blackadder51]

This isnt that surprising after all he did give the "finger" to a cop

 

[Stoic raptor]

that guy is a real dumbass

 

[Cliff_m85]

so much for free speech...

Canadians don't have free speech, friend.

 

[Neonbob]

wow, i don't know whats more retarted, that there is a law against flipping someone off, or that some ass nugget accualy flipped off a police officer.

some decide for me please, it will kill me if you don't.

The second part. Definitely the second part.
I hope he is a future darwin award winner.

 

[Teh Roflchoppa]

Well dont piss off a cop anymore than you already did... and expressing himself isnt a good excuse either

 

[Godavari]

Moral of the story: Don't flip off a police officer, dumbass.

 

[Jon Etheridge]

I wonder what he would of gotten if he'd have mooned him?

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Oh my god! He held up a finger! Do people really find that offensive? Every time someone flips me off I just laugh... How is a finger supposed to be offensive?

 

[NotAPie]

Flipping someone off? What's the big deal. If I were in Canada I'd just say "Listen buddy, I wasn't speeding."

If I was the cop I'd say...
"I'M NOT YOUR BUDDY GUY!"

 

[geldonyetich]

Applying penalties for sassing the officer is a very necessary part of law enforcement. It's not a free speech issue. Nor is it news, it happens all the time. Just be glad you don't live in Mexico, they'd probably break your hand for doing that. Or China... you'd probably be tortured or "disappear."

Hey, look what I found [http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/legal-history-finger.html].

 

[Cliff_m85]

Flipping someone off? What's the big deal. If I were in Canada I'd just say "Listen buddy, I wasn't speeding."

If I was the cop I'd say...
"I'M NOT YOUR BUDDY GUY!"

I'd flip 'em off again and yell "I'm not your guy, friend!"

 

[Flishiz]

Some rich neighborhoods(from other places) and inner-city parts of Norfolk fine you for swearing too loudly.