SaysWho? Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/03/15/703665710/police-officer-cant-pull-over-driver-for-giving-him-the-finger-court-rules Quote In the sequence of events described by the court, a woman in Michigan, Debra Cruise-Gulyas, was pulled over in 2017 for speeding. The officer showed leniency, writing her up for a lesser violation known as a nonmoving violation. As she drove away, apparently insufficiently appreciative of the officer's gesture, Cruise-Gulyas made a certain gesture of her own. Or as the court put it, "she made an all-too-familiar gesture at [Officer Matthew] Minard with her hand and without four of her fingers showing." Minard was not amused. He pulled her over again and rewrote the ticket for speeding. Cruise-Gulyas sued, arguing she had a First Amendment right to wiggle whatever finger she wanted at the police. In a ruling this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit agreed. "Fits of rudeness or lack of gratitude may violate the Golden Rule," wrote Judge Jeffrey Sutton for the 3-0 panel. "But that doesn't make them illegal or for that matter punishable." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I can't believe we coddle cops with letting them be the biggest fucking snowflakes in existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 This isn’t going to stop cops from doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: This isn’t going to stop cops from doing it It’ll help if you’re white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Jason said: I can't believe we coddle cops with letting them be the biggest fucking snowflakes in existence. Same thought I've had for a long time. Basically, I got the impression that cops actually felt they were privileged and were the law rather than the people who enforced the law, which is a bad precedent if you're trying to gain public buy-in for what you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 every cop i see now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I hate that this was even a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pickle Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Firewithin said: every cop i see now I think we should have an international finger a cop day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Captain Pickle said: I think we should have an international finger a cop day phrasing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pickle Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Firewithin said: phrasing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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