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from the next-time-send-it-to-the-chief dept.
According to The Guardian:
The unnamed woman, a resident of Petrer in Alicante, south-east Spain, posted the photo on her Facebook page with the comment "Park where you bloody well please and you won't even be fined".
The police tracked her down within 48 hours and fined her.
Apparently, this is allowed in Spain so that police can "avenge their dishonor".
This is exactly the sort of behavior that leads to public distrust of police.
This story is a new take on online liberties in Spain:
A woman in Spain has been fined €800 (£570) [$886] after she took a picture of a police car parked in a disabled bay. She fell victim to a controversial new gagging law in the the country that prohibits 'the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family's safety or that of protected facilities or police operations.'
Spanish story (more elaborate) here
I'd add a snarky comment here, but everything I came up with is just trolling.
Summing up my feelings: Spanish police: SRSLY, WTF?!
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Tuesday August 18 2015, @10:22AM
a controversial new gagging law in the the country that prohibits 'the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family's safety or that of protected facilities or police operations.'
now when you get fined for bullshit like this, do you think you are going to make people more or less inclined to hurt a police officer?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @10:32AM
Oh, not again. Is Felipe going to have to put down an insurrection?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by FatPhil on Tuesday August 18 2015, @12:29PM
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