From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2005 - 17:40:59 PST
I stand corrected. flipping someone off is disorderly conduct.
PJ
Bill Kealey wrote:
> No, I do not believe that that is correct. At least not in the U.S.A.
>
> It may result in a traffic citation/ticket for improper turn or lane
> change signal but that's about the worst of it.
>
> Walking down the street you can do it to anyone you want. As long as
> you are not violating any nuisance laws, that is, and now days that is
> getting harder and harder to do as our society is getting much more used
> to profanity and lewd behavior in public.
>
> Now, if you run up the the Constable and jam the finger into his face in
> a threatening way, that could be perceived as assault as you are
> threatening bodily harm and the finger in an eye could certainly cause
> bodily harm. But, that would apply to anything of that nature including
> spitting on the officer or anyone else for that matter.
>
> Besides, is the "bird" always offensive? If you are at an auction, and
> stick up one finger, regardless of which one, who have you insulted?
> Probably nobody ... but then again, you just may have bought somehting
> that you didn't quite intend to bid on. Like maybe a rusted out Chevy
> Vega with no seats, engine or transmission for around $25,000. <grin>
>
> You may not make a friend this way but I don't think that you have
> broken any laws.
>
> Bill K.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Jankowiak"
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> Subject: Re: [MV] MVs and Scales
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>
>> flipping someone off is assault. It's very easy.
>>
>> Recovry4x4@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> if you drive by the local constabulary and flip
>>
>>> him off,
>>
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--Best regards,
Patrick
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