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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 9/6/2001, 4:53:52 PM 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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I know, I know this is not what one call breaking news, but in a way it is a breaking story for the FFA (fee flatulence assn)
To: SERE_DOC
uhm. i can think of a lot of natural body functions that have been criminalized, depending on where you do it.
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posted on
9/6/2001, 4:57:06 PM
by
zeromus
To: SERE_DOC
yeah..something was breaking with the story...breaking wind
To: SERE_DOC
It was either that or explode I guess ... LOL!
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posted on
9/6/2001, 4:57:45 PM
by
mgc1122
To: SERE_DOC
Don't want to be down wind when this gets out! LOL
To: SERE_DOC
I disagree; if this isn't 'breaking news', nothing is.
To: SERE_DOC
They wouldn't have been able to produce evidence, anyway...
To: headsonpikes
As funny as this story is... Jim R. will pull it most likely. Very witty though!
To: headsonpikes
I ought to bean you for that!
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posted on
9/6/2001, 5:04:41 PM
by
JAWs
To: smith288
Hope he doesn't pull it because it is harmless fun!
To: SERE_DOC
Something smells about this verdict...
To: SERE_DOC
Thank goodness, or we'd all be in trouble! LOL
To: SERE_DOC
I believe that the police officer who arrested Mr. Grixti pulled the latter's finger immediately prior to the incident, so he's the one who should have been charged, at least as an accessory.
To: pabianice
They wouldn't have been able to produce evidence, anyway... My brother and I used to "eff" into a Mason jar, close the lid, and ask my girl cousins and sisters to smell it, which they did. They would run screaming from the room. We all still laugh when we think about it.
So if you can't "can" it, you can at least "bottle" it. But don't expect to make a fortune.
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posted on
9/6/2001, 5:07:45 PM
by
Silly
To: SERE_DOC
But it IS breaking news...in a sense...
To: SERE_DOC
If he didn't sh!t - you must acquit!!!!
To: SERE_DOC
"David Grixti had been fined $200, the equivalent of £71, by a court in June."
Under the old British monetary system, this would have been equivalent to 80,000 farthings. lol
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posted on
9/6/2001, 5:12:09 PM
by
verity
To: Poohbah
Another example of hot air on Free Republic...
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posted on
9/6/2001, 5:12:29 PM
by
Russ
To: SERE_DOC
I am relieved to learn this.
To: SERE_DOC
Well I hope he produced a thank-you fart for the judge on his way out of the court room.
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