When approached by a group of police officers last year, a 22-year-old Austrian man let one rip and farted on the officers. He was fined $600, but has spent the past week in court arguing that his gas is a form of freedom of speech. In court, the man argued that the fart was not intentional and that, even if it was intentional, it would still fall under his fundamental right for freedom of expression. The judge unfortunately did not see things his way. His fine was reduced, but he was still forced to pay a small amount of money for his actions.
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