Belgian man becomes the first to be convicted of "sexism in the public place", fined € 3000 ($ 3725) (illegal, spokesman)

[YuMart]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/w...xism-fine.html

BRUSSELS — For the first time, a Belgian criminal court has convicted a man of “sexism in the public space,” for verbally abusing a female police officer who tried to question him after he was seen jaywalking.

The man, whose name was not disclosed, was convicted of sexism, slander and threatening a police officer, and fined 3,000 euros, or $3,725. He did not appear in court, and he can appeal the conviction, but failure to pay the fine could land him in prison, officials said.

“Shut your mouth, I don’t talk to women, being a police officer is not a job for women,” the man told the female police officer during the arrest, according to Gilles Blondeau, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office. The officer arrested him and filed charges.

It seems Europe has restricted speech. I’ve never seen people so eager to give up their rights because history is currently tilting their way. They can’t see the ramifications if the world tilts back the other way and they’re silenced in the future.

And I thought this was a French law, have other countries adopted the public sexism law also?

[dashrendar4454]

Liberals want this in America

[evilnewbie]

What he said was wrong but "illegal"? Only in liberal Utopia does that make sense...

[No_Recess]

It took the Nazis 18 days to defeat Belgium.

I'm guessing they enjoyed the subsequent occupation so much they've decided to give it another go around.

[mtl1]

Talk about living in a police state.

[LordSquidworth]

You guys can get a charge for verbally harassing a cop already. I can't remember the charge they put it under, but push their buttons and it's there.

[doc1]

That's what they want in Europe, that's what they got.

Wonder why they withheld the man's name?

[MJJersey]

Europe has a long history of fascism in different forms. That’s why people left it for America.