The Latest: Police: Middle finger ticket to be training tool

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 4:19 pm, Tuesday, August 15, 2017


NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on driver ticketed for giving a trooper the middle finger (all times local):

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3:30 p.m.

Louisiana State Police say a trooper's decision to ticket a driver who gave him the middle finger was "an unfortunate incident which will be used as a training opportunity."

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana says the ticket was illegal retaliation for protected free speech. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says the ticket alleged public intimidation, a felony.

In a letter faxed to the Louisiana State Police on Monday, she also noted that a prosecutor refused to charge the driver.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/The-Latest-Police-Middle-finger-ticket-to-be-11821390.php

[rurallib]

1. the middle finger is protected by the first amendment!

take that all you lesser fingers.

[Thor_MN]

2. Equal rights for the middle finger does not lessen rights for the other fingers...

All fingers, extended together, become a wave!!

[rurallib]

3. !

[Judi Lynn]

5. Hooray!

[gopiscrap]

4. fire that fucking nazi pig cop

[Doreen]

6. Let me fucking get this straight.

You are allowed to say fuck you to certain people by flying a flag of hate but you are not allowed to flip off one officer? That is ultimate bullshit!!

[EarthFirst]

7. Bad Stormtrooper, no donut! nt

[haveahart]

8. We really do need a huge movement to clean Nazi, KKK out of law enforcement.

[BigmanPigman]

9. Include the ICE people in that law enforcement group too.