Coverage dated March 9, 2023

Giving the middle finger is ‘God-given right,' Canadian judge declares

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'To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger,' a Canadian judge wrote in his ruling.

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Foxla
Giving the middle finger is ‘God-given right,' Canadian judge declares (opens Foxla)
Published Mar 9, 2023
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'To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger,' a Canadian judge wrote in his ruling.
Fox News
Canadian judge declares giving middle-finger ‘God-given right’ after man was arrested for gesture (opens Fox News)
Published Mar 9, 2023
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After a man was arrested in Canada for making a rude gesture toward a neighbor he had been feuding with, a judge threw out the case against him as preposterous.
New York Times
Giving the Middle Finger Is a ‘God-Given’ Right, a Quebec Judge Says (opens New York Times)
Published Mar 9, 2023
New York Times's feed description
In dismissing a harassment case, the judge wrote that the right to make the obscene gesture is one that “that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian.”
NPR
Canada rules that flipping the middle finger is a 'God-given' right (opens NPR)
Published Mar 9, 2023
NPR's feed description
A recent court case between two rival neighbors near Montreal boiled down to whether flipping someone off is considered a crime.
The Guardian
Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules (opens The Guardian)
Published Mar 9, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Gesture may not be civil or polite but ‘it is not a crime’ and is protected under Canada’s constitution, judgment says

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