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on Thursday October 19 2017, @05:45PM
from the they-suspected-he-had-frickin-lasers dept.
from the they-suspected-he-had-frickin-lasers dept.
A man dressed as a shark has been fined under new anti-burqa laws in Austria. A PR agency has admitted the incident was a stunt designed to make a "socially relevant" point.
Police had confronted a man on Friday after he was seen promoting a new outlet of the McShark electronics store in Vienna in a costume that covered his face. When he refused to remove his shark head, he was given a fine of €150 ($176).
[...] Regional daily Österreich reported the officers acted after a call from an unidentified member of the public. Police had suspected the report came from someone who wished to prove a point about the new laws.
http://www.dw.com/en/austria-burqa-ban-man-dressed-as-shark-falls-afoul-of-new-law/a-40872491
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It's raisins that make Post Raisin Bran so raisiny ...
(Score: 3, Insightful) by tizan on Thursday October 19 2017, @09:25PM
Should be allowed as i don't care...it does not effectively affect my basic rights...
I can look away or not.
As Our Heroic Fearless Leader Donald Trump would say..where will it stop ?
A law for
1) stinky armpits
2) Too long a beard
3) Too much butt showing
4) Too little butt showing
Sure if a cop has enough prior reason that a crime is being committed he/she can stop and ask for identity and check for it etc...just like suspicion of drunken driving or robbery is happening....if not then let people live the way they want or feel comfortable...