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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsItaly rules 'no balls' insult is a crime
more at http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1676580/Italy-rules-no-balls-insult-is-a-crime
I suppose this might fall under the "blasphemy" exception to free speech.
And elsewhere in the Italian justice system:
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/09/porsecution-asks-for-four-year-sentence-in-italian-seismology-trial.html
sadbear
(4,340 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)Wonder if they would ban this too
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Its designed to polish the ball bearings used in pinball machines - just uses walnut media and maybe some Flitz additive to do that.
I actually use it to clean the hardware on antique banjos which it does without stripping the nickel plating. Imported into the UK from the US and mis-declared.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)"you father was an ass" Its the primary implications of that they find so offensive. If you go to Greece or Cyprus the use of the expression in Greek is best avoided.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)"My hometown soccer team is better than YOUR hometown soccer team!"
Dr. Strange
(25,923 posts)He started yelling at me; so I put my hand on his shoulder to try to calm him down. He immediately fell to the ground clutching his shoulder and calling for a red card.
lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Guess they don't play much cricket in Italy.
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)but also to his weakness of character, lack of determination, competence and coherence -- virtues that, rightly or wrongly, are still identified as pertaining to the male gender."
A judge actually uttered these words?
Wow.
LeftinOH
(5,358 posts)redqueen
(115,103 posts)No evidence of any fragile male egos there!