Man Fined For Farting At Police

Austrian police fined a man 500 euros for farting after officers stopped him earlier this month to check his identity. The police defended the massive fine saying he deliberately emitted “massive flatulence,” lifting his backside from the bench where he was sitting. The accused complained of what he called the disproportionate and unjustified fine when he gave his account of the June 5th events. In reply to social media commentaries that followed, the police in the Austrian capital justified their reaction on Twitter. “Of course, nobody is put on the spot if one slips out by accident,” the police said. However, in this case, the young man had appeared “provocative and uncooperative” in general. He then “slightly raised himself from the bench, looked at the officers and patently, in a completely deliberate way, emitted a massive flatulence in their immediate proximity.” The police said the man can challenge the fine.