Giving the cops the middle finger.

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

An Oregon man is suing suburban Portland cops over his use of the gesture, claiming civil rights violations. Twice he flipped them off for no apparent reason while driving and was pulled over each time — resulting in what he said was a “bogus” traffic citation that was later dismissed, and a tongue lashing he still remembers.
“The guy flew into a road rage,” Robert Ekas, a retired Silicon Valley systems analyst, said in a telephone interview Tuesday.

Lawrence Wolf, a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, said there was no law against flipping off cops. And in most instances when it leads to an arrest or conviction, the charges are dismissed. But the gesture invites police confrontation, he said.

In November, a Pittsburgh man was awarded $50,000 after he was wrongly cited for disorderly conduct after flipping off an officer.

Ekas, in both instances, flipped off officers while they were driving a Clackamas County patrol car. “It seemed like the right thing to do,” said the 46-year-old, who is seeking damages and police reform amid allegations he was unlawfully stopped. “The long and the short of it, I was pulled over because I gave them the finger.”

A federal judge will entertain Clackamas County’s motion on March 15 to have the civil rights lawsuit tossed. The county denies the allegations. Ekas said his actions, which occurred with his teen-aged son in the car both times, were a form of protest against the agency he claims is abusing its citizenry. “That’s why they get the finger,” he said, noting he wants a jury trial.

allright, lets see those fingers!

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[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

lol what.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

lol what.

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

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[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Cops are so sensitive.

 

[SAZCLASSD 10+ year member]

wow....learn somethin new every day. I didnt know that could be done with the keyboard.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

lol, they were talking about this on the radio this morning...It is BS that a cop thinks he can give you a ticket for flipping the bird. 1st Amendment FTW

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Good thing it aint Germany. Flipping any other motorist off can result in a fine, let elone a patrolman.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

lol, they were talking about this on the radio this morning...It is BS that a cop thinks he can give you a ticket for flipping the bird. 1st Amendment FTW

How about the douchely **** that wants to go around purposely harrassing and provoking officers?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Good thing it aint Germany. Flipping any other motorist off can result in a fine, let elone a patrolman.

Who gives a shit about Germany?

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Who gives a shit about Germany?

No one needs to, I was just adding to the conversation. I guess you don't want me to actually engage in conversation. Shall I just go back to trolling?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

No one needs to, I was just adding to the conversation. I guess you don't want me to actually engage in conversation. Shall I just go back to trolling?

Did you ever stop?

I guess I can see both sides, on the one hand it's your right to be able to express yourself, but on the other you can't just run into public and start shouting obscenities...

 

[SAZCLASSD 10+ year member]

all these new laws and stuff out there.....wut happened to the USA being a free country??

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

In Russia, cops give you middle finger then eat your children.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

In Russia, cops give you middle finger then eat your children.

lol, do you ever make serious posts?