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    Activist gets 8 days in jail for the grave crime of… “squeaking near the face"
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    Activist gets 8 days in jail for the grave crime of… “squeaking near the face”

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    1. GRed-saintevil on

      > He was holding a toy that made noise, it was squeaking. He approached the police and made the noise right in front of their faces, which is definitely insulting — I felt insulted. The reason for the arrest was his ironic and cynical attitude, the squeaking near the face…

      > When a police officer spends 24 hours taking care of people’s safety, a toy that’s normally used to entertain pets is genuinely insulting. When a citizen comes up to you and squeaks some toy right in front of your face — that is insulting.

      Said the police witness during the court hearing.

      [source](https://publika.ge/policielebis-sakhestan-satamashos-chyvitinis-gamo-aqtivists-8-dghe-seefarda/)

    2. External_Tangelo on

      In Georgian “chicken” is a slur for “gay”, and apparently some of the police took it as an insulting implication. Silly, but “insulting the police” has been turned into a serious crime and guess who gets to decide if they have been insulted.