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Anti-Burka Law Bites Shark Mascot

posted by FatPhil on Thursday October 19 2017, @05:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-suspected-he-had-frickin-lasers dept.

mhajicek writes:

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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  • (Score: 2) by arslan on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:45PM (2 children)

    by arslan (3462) on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:45PM (#584960)

    Eaxctly, bacons are one of the culinary wonders of the world.. thanks to pigs. No thanks to LEOs.

    And don't associate LEOs with dogs either, my pug take offence with extra wrinkles on her already wrinkled forehead.

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  • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday October 20 2017, @12:53AM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday October 20 2017, @12:53AM (#585023) Homepage

    Pugs are ugly annoying shit dogs, and deserve shots to the head almost as much as Chihuahuas do.

    • (Score: 2) by arslan on Sunday October 22 2017, @09:57PM

      by arslan (3462) on Sunday October 22 2017, @09:57PM (#586071)

      Dude tone down the jealousy... I'm sure you're better looking than my pug... yea make sure you repeat that in your head every hour. Have a good day!