Court Rules It’s Chill To Flip Off Cops
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Charlie majored in English, and now he looks at the internet all day. Contact him at charliemorrigan1337@gmail.com. 
As the Associated Press reports, a court ruled in favor of Jon Swartz, a man in St. Johnsville, NY, who, in 2006, was pulled over after flipping off a police car running a speed trap. The police officer called for backup, and Swartz was arrested for disorderly conduct. The charges were dropped, but Swartz pursued a malicious prosecution lawsuit against the police. The court ruled that the middle finger in and of itself is not just cause for pulling over a vehicle that hasn’t committed any infractions. It further declared the near-universal recognition of the gesture as an insult, citing Strepsiades flipping off Aristotle in ancient Greece and a 1886 photograph of a Boston Beaneaters pitcher giving the finger to the New York Giants team. Swartz’s lawyer called it “an important victory for human rights.” 
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http://www.itmakesmestronger.com/2013/01/court-rules-it%e2%80%99s-chill-to-flip-off-cops/ Only L<3Ve @ ItMakesMeStronger.com
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