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Man's farting conviction overturned
Ananova ^ | 09:45 Thursday 6th September 2001 | no journalist would put their name on this puppy!

Posted on 09/06/2001 9:53:52 AM PDT by 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.


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To: MeeknMing, silly, .30Carbine
A Silly, Smelly Anagram

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

Just being,

61 posted on 09/06/2001 11:12:25 AM PDT by Silly
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To: SERE_DOC
Don't ya just hate those beer farts?
62 posted on 09/06/2001 11:12:33 AM PDT by Pete53
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To: 6ppc
The silly season is in full swing!

Thank you; don't mind if I do.

63 posted on 09/06/2001 11:13:28 AM PDT by Silly
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To: RandallFlagg
Good point... wait till the Canadians here about this... it'll be an inter-Commonwealth war!
64 posted on 09/06/2001 11:17:56 AM PDT by rdww
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To: SAMWolf
LOL, Sammy's done it again!
Thanks for the post
65 posted on 09/06/2001 11:20:51 AM PDT by Moleman
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To: Pete53
Nothing worse than San Magoo (PI) Beer farts!d

It will peel the enamel off your teeth!


66 posted on 09/06/2001 11:22:25 AM PDT by SERE_DOC
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To: SERE_DOC
This doesn't pass the smell test.
67 posted on 09/06/2001 11:22:35 AM PDT by Jack Wilson
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To: SERE_DOC
"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. :-)

68 posted on 09/06/2001 11:23:01 AM PDT by Hail Caesar
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To: Pete53
Nothing worse than San Magoo (PI) Beer farts!d

It will peel the enamel off your teeth!

69 posted on 09/06/2001 11:23:29 AM PDT by SERE_DOC
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To: Moleman
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?
70 posted on 09/06/2001 11:38:22 AM PDT by kachina
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To: SAMWolf
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?

71 posted on 09/06/2001 11:38:32 AM PDT by andysandmikesmom
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To: SERE_DOC
I understand Mr.Grixti was upset that the case was dismissed, having already prepared his briefs for the trial.
72 posted on 09/06/2001 11:43:07 AM PDT by small voice in the wilderness
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To: andysandmikesmom
Please see:THE GIRLS DON'T FART FART.
73 posted on 09/06/2001 11:44:20 AM PDT by SAMWolf
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To: SAMWolf
Its a lie, I tell you, its a lie...
74 posted on 09/06/2001 11:56:04 AM PDT by andysandmikesmom
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To: OneidaM
pass? not a problem here!
75 posted on 09/06/2001 12:00:27 PM PDT by b4its2late
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To: andysandmikesmom
My brother had what we used to call his 'silent vacation fart'...

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

76 posted on 09/06/2001 12:00:47 PM PDT by TexasRepublic
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To: Hail Caesar
Say, do you watch "Terrance and Philip?"
77 posted on 09/06/2001 12:06:12 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt!!!)
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To: SERE_DOC
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?
78 posted on 09/06/2001 12:06:26 PM PDT by RichInOC
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To: TexasRepublic
Thats great..you hit it spot on...
79 posted on 09/06/2001 12:13:00 PM PDT by andysandmikesmom
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To: MeeknMing
Re: #'s 55 & 57 - Not at all, MnM! They were fragrant with fun.
80 posted on 09/06/2001 12:38:11 PM PDT by .30Carbine
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