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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday August 18 2015, @09:51AM   Printer-friendly
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?!


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @06:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @06:21PM (#224527)

    > The constitution of the US is hardly relevant in Spain. Is that the Constitution you're talking about?

    He quoted the constitution he was citing. Is it too much to ask that you google the quote to verify where it came from before accusing him of being stupid?
    Here's a hint, that quote does not exist in the US constitution.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @03:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @03:34AM (#224771)

    Oh no he didn't!

    Hey dipshit, is it too much for YOU to practice what you preach and verify the quote [soylentnews.org] before you chastise someone else about it?

    It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than it is to open it and prove them right.