A man who was fined 500 (around $600 or P29,000) last year for farting in front of police in Vienna, Austria, recently argued that it was a form of “freedom of expression.”
The man, whose identity was withheld, was able to lower his fine to 100 (around $120 or P5,800), as per Austrian newspaper Der Standard earlier this monthas cited by The Local on April 9.
In challenging the fine, the man argued in court that farting is a “biological process” that even if intentional, it would amount to freedom of expression.
The Vienna Regional Administrative Court did not remove his fine, although it was lowered as the court acknowledged the man’s clean record and financial status. He wa…
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