Careful what you say to Johnny Law....
 

LONDON (Reuters) - Judges ordered a British teenager to pay $160 to a policeman for "mental anguish" after calling him "fat," the Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday.

The newspaper said policeman Jack Montague was on foot patrol with a colleague in Ulverston in northwest England when a drunken 17-year-old insulted him. Magistrates found the youth guilty of abusive behavior.

"Coppers have feelings too, and I'm glad that the magistrates have taken the unusual step of recognizing that," the paper quoted the police officer as saying.

The 5-foot, 8-inch officer weighs 196 pounds, the paper said.

"Sure, I enjoy the odd curry and a pint or two, but I am not fat at all. That's unfair," he said. "I play cricket for my local club and coach junior football, so if anything, I think I am quite sporty."

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That is just another example of how retarted the civil law system can be :helpme

I'll post a reply later.. I'm still trying to figure out how to tie this into a crack at the American legal system first.

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Got off easy, with the current US law he could be double penalized for a hate crime.

Isn't that the truth!

Oz

what the hell? what a pathetic ass cop. i had the insane urge to tell this cop to eat my shit today when i got a ticket for not coming to a complete stop, second ticket in 2 weeks, i've had to dish out 250 bucks to them in 2 weeks grrrr, sure its my own fault but damn figures i get caught while so many others get away with it.

Telling a cop you THINK he's fat, a dick, stupid, etc... is perfectly legal. Tell him he IS any of those things and you'll most likely go to jail.