Man fined for insulting French flag
Discussion
EDLT said:
Have I read that wrong, or did they see the picture, allow it to win a prize, then after some outrage from Le Daily Mail they change the law allowing them to fine the bloke who was given a reward for his work months earlier?
I think I'll stick with the UK, where you can't be prosecuted for offences that were legal at the time you committed them.
You read it wrong!I think I'll stick with the UK, where you can't be prosecuted for offences that were legal at the time you committed them.
Man wipes bum on flag, wins prize - March
Authorities take disliking to this bum-wiping business, introduce decree - July
Different man snaps flag pole, is fined - Tuesday
They need to get a grip, it's a f
king flag.Thoughtcrime!
To the "we should do that here" folks:
FFS, people. It's a flag. A symbol. Is your sense of national identity so fragile and vulnerable that you feel threatened when someone does something - anything - to the flag?
I'm proud to be British. I also couldn't give a tuppenny fk if someone wants to burn the flag, wipe their arse on it or make origami swans out of it.
To the "we should do that here" folks:
FFS, people. It's a flag. A symbol. Is your sense of national identity so fragile and vulnerable that you feel threatened when someone does something - anything - to the flag?
I'm proud to be British. I also couldn't give a tuppenny f
k if someone wants to burn the flag, wipe their arse on it or make origami swans out of it.ShadownINja said:
I quite like France. They seem to have a strong sense of national pride and it appears they don't take st from foreigners. Do you think if I moved to France they'd pay for an English interpreter? Exactly.
Would they ft from foreigners. Do you think if I moved to France they'd pay for an English interpreter? Exactly.k 
.That "little man with high heels and an inferiority complex" is about as right-winged as a current ruler could get, in fact, I'm amazed he can get away with some of the laws they apply in this day and age.
As much as I dislike the french, I do respect them for their sense of nationalism and pride (the same reasons I dislike them).
twazzock said:
EDLT said:
Have I read that wrong, or did they see the picture, allow it to win a prize, then after some outrage from Le Daily Mail they change the law allowing them to fine the bloke who was given a reward for his work months earlier?
I think I'll stick with the UK, where you can't be prosecuted for offences that were legal at the time you committed them.
You read it wrong!I think I'll stick with the UK, where you can't be prosecuted for offences that were legal at the time you committed them.
Man wipes bum on flag, wins prize - March
Authorities take disliking to this bum-wiping business, introduce decree - July
Different man snaps flag pole, is fined - Tuesday
They need to get a grip, it's a f
king flag.
CommanderJameson said:
Thoughtcrime!
To the "we should do that here" folks:
FFS, people. It's a flag. A symbol. Is your sense of national identity so fragile and vulnerable that you feel threatened when someone does something - anything - to the flag?
I'm proud to be British. I also couldn't give a tuppenny fk if someone wants to burn the flag, wipe their arse on it or make origami swans out of it.
bill hicks fan??To the "we should do that here" folks:
FFS, people. It's a flag. A symbol. Is your sense of national identity so fragile and vulnerable that you feel threatened when someone does something - anything - to the flag?
I'm proud to be British. I also couldn't give a tuppenny f
k if someone wants to burn the flag, wipe their arse on it or make origami swans out of it.
Ayahuasca said:
Good on the French. Can the British please do the same?
^^^^^^^^^freaks^^^^^^^^ ....of the type who instigated "settler watch" and funnily enough, once the police had investigated them, the greater majority of them were ENGLISH "migrants", for want of a better description.
ShadownINja said:
I quite like France. They seem to have a strong sense of national pride and it appears they don't take st from foreigners. Do you think if I moved to France they'd pay for an English interpreter? Exactly.
I think that's a false impression. Many French cities are just as rotten as English ones with all the wrong sort doing all the wrong things.t from foreigners. Do you think if I moved to France they'd pay for an English interpreter? Exactly.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff