Dude arrested for a DUI farts on police officer.
Dude gets charged for battery.
Seems a bit excessive, but what else do you charge a dude for doing that? If we keep it legal, does that mean officers have to deal with being farted on in the line of doody. (hee hee)
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Re: I have no idea what to make of this
"Drunk & disorderly" might cover it.
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Ugh, that's bullshit. It is possible for gas dispersion to rise to the level of "battery," think pepper spray or tear gas or something, but farting doesn't cause any physical harm, at least under normal circumstances. Unless the fart caused the officer to double over and puke his guts out, there's no way that's an offense.
What if he had bad B.O. and raised his arm while near the officer?
It's official, it's a crime to annoy a police officer.
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Police officer to Police Chief: Make him stop staring at me! That's it, I'm getting the taser.
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Re: I have no idea what to make of this
So those times I've been sitting on the bus when some inconsiderate (gastrically distressed?) person lets one loose, I've been a victim of battery?
I guess not. But wait
So maybe I have.
IANAL, but I believe this is how precedents are made.
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Well, there's no physical contact, or bodily harm, so no battery.
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Till nothing is left, Till nothing is right"
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On the bright side, if cops are eager to tack on as many charges as possible, waiting to arrest somebody when he's leaving a Mexican restaurant may replace the no-knock raid as the preferred tactic.
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So is sitting in a room by yourself and pooting considered self-flagellation? Or would it be self-flatulation?
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I'm concerned I may fall under some minor form of domestic crime here.
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From one of the commenters at the link:
And now I recreate the scene:
DUDE: What?! You're going to charge me with BATTERY?
COP: You're darn tootin'!
Be sure to put those lines in the movie version.
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Re: I have no idea what to make of this
I witnessed a spousal argument once, in which one person was arguing that, if they are in bed and one partner has to fart, they should be obligated to get up and go to another room to let it out. The argument actually got pretty bitter.
I was told later this was their first serious fight. They later divorced.
"They civilize left, They civilize right
Till nothing is left, Till nothing is right"