Flipping Off Cops Is Legal, Not Advised
March 2nd, 2010 admin
Topics: digitus impudicus, middle finger, oregon, police, the courts, the ridiculous, traffic stop, Wired
Flipping the bird, or sticking out the middle finger, is perhaps the oldest insulting gesture on earth. The move dates back to ancient Greece and was adopted by the Romans as digitus impudicus — the impudent finger. A zillion middle fingers later, an Oregon man is suing suburban Portland cops (.pdf) over his use of the gesture, claiming civil rights violations. Twice he flipped them off for no apparent reason while driving and was pulled over each time — resulting in what he …
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Flipping Off Cops Is Legal, Not Advised
[Political News]Flipping the bird, or sticking out the middle finger, is perhaps the oldest insulting gesture on earth, dating to ancient Greece and adopted by the Romans as digitus impudicus – the impudent finger. A zillion middle fingers later, an Oregon man is suing suburban Portland cops over his use of the gesture, claiming civil rights violations...
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This ain't your father's AK-47
[Political Opinion]....if you live in one of those freedom-destroying cities and don't wish to break even counterfeit "laws", this could be a fun option for you. A way of flipping the authoriturds your "digitus impudicus". I'm sure that the localities which try to forbid toy guns would frown on a flintlock of any kind as well.... See pic at the link!...
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Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger and the Law
[Odd Stuff]Although most convictions are ultimately overturned on appeal, criminal prosecutions for use of the middle finger infringes on First Amendment rights, violates fundamental principles of criminal justice, wastes valuable judicial resources, and defies good sense.
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