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This sounds terribly odd to me as a European guy. We hear a lot of stories with US cops unloading their guns at people they feel are a menace, only to realize l
by ddrdrck_ 2y ago
This sounds terribly odd to me as a European guy. We hear a lot of stories with US cops unloading their guns at people they feel are a menace, only to realize later these people were actually unarmed or just holding a phone. But if someone gives them a middle finger then it is all fine and cops should do nothing but lower their eyes !?
In France to give the middle finger to a policeman or soldier or any other state representant would be considered an offense. People would be fined for this, and not even our leftists would contest that.
- frumper 2y agoWhat law would be broken by this offense?
- krustyburger 2y agoEsprit de corps. Just kidding- maybe there’s an actual law involved. Either way this sort of example shows how much of an outlier the Bill of Rights is. It’s something worth protecting at all costs.
- CodeArtisan 2y agoContempt of civil servant https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000044376061 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI0000... google translate: https://www-legifrance-gouv-fr.translate.goog/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000044376061?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-legifrance-gouv-fr.translate.goog/codes/article_...
- singleshot_ 2y agoIn America contempt of civil servants is more or less required.
- wil421 2y agoThe Supreme Court said it was considered free speech to give the middle finger. If you yelled profanity at a police man in front of the public you could get a charge like disorderly conduct or something like that.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoFrench leftists would absolutely contest this come on.
- ddrdrck_ 2y agoAbsolutely not. It would ruin all the fun otherwise !
- rolph 2y ago>>We hear a lot of stories with US cops unloading their guns at people they feel are a menace, only to realize later these people were actually unarmed or just holding a phone.<< this is why so much desire to shoot the finger.
- DanAtC 2y agolécheur