French woman pays $2 fine for baring chest at airport?

Yahoo! News ^ | Fri Nov 1, 8:28 PM ET | AP World Politics

[yonif]

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - A French woman accused of baring her breasts during an airport security screening pleaded guilty Friday and paid a $2 fine.

Eliane Yvonne Marcele Aguillaume, 56, of Paris, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts, resisting law enforcement and public indecency. She was initially arrested Monday on a preliminary felony count of disorderly conduct, but that charge was never officially filed.

She was fined $1 on each misdemeanor count, but she also will be required to pay court costs of about $130.

Aguillaume was arrested Monday at Evansville Regional Airport after she allegedly stripped to the waist in an angry response to a security screener's attempt to search her with a metal-detecting wand.

During a routine security screening, Aguillaume kept reaching inside her sweater, prompting guards to search her again.

Aguillaume then became upset and removed her sweater, shirt and bra before trying to pull away as an officer tried to handcuff her, police said. She later dropped to the ground and refused to get up.

Her attorney, Glenn Grampp, said after Friday's hearing that his client was embarrassed by the event, which he attributed to a misunderstanding that developed from a language barrier.

Aguillaume has been visiting Evansville for a relative's wedding.

[yonif]

no comment.

[yonif]

That question mark (?) was not part of the original title.

[Revolting cat!]

To quote O.J. Simpson, "the system works!" (Just as well as in his case, by the way!)

[EricT.]

Why does nothing this entertaining happen when I am travelling?

[Gone_Postal]

She was fined $1 on each misdemeanor count,

So that was a total of two dollars

[billorites]

A dollar for each of her...nah, I'd better not.

You want a Baker's Dozen?

[Cobra64]

Why does nothing this entertaining happen when I am travelling?

You are not missing anything. I've worked in Europe for over a year...

French women are so flat chested, it's amazing they can breast feed their children. Well, then again, maybe that explains why they are all cowards too.

[Gone_Postal]

and how much would that be with inflation

[Cvengr]

She was fined $1 on each misdemeanor count,

Lucky she didn't have three breasts or else it might have been a dollar more???

[monkeyshine]

What's funny is that I've paid women more than that for bearing their breasts.

[Revel]

Of course if they wanted to they could have thrown her in prision for several years. They did not do that in this case because people would have been outraged. But if your case did not recieve national attention or if there was some reason you were not liked by the federal government then the result could have been much different.

[vikingchick]

Her attorney, Glenn Grampp,-- just making note of his fascinating name. "That's Glenn Grampp----Double n, double p."

[PokeyJoe]

Shouldn't it be four dollars?

$1 per bare Breast, and an additional $1 each for the DOUBLE D.

[xJones]

Aguillaume was arrested Monday at Evansville Regional Airport after she allegedly stripped to the waist in an angry response to a security screener's attempt to search her with a metal-detecting wand.

If she didn't understand that, it's a good thing they didn't get out the swab test.