Man arrested for farting

[BeatleBoot]

http://current.com/items/89672729/man_arrested_for_farting.htm

SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) — A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer.

Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station for a Breathalyzer test.

As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and “passed gas loudly,” the complaint said.

Cruz, according to the complaint, then fanned the gas toward the officer.

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Now I call that Late "Breaking" News!

:smoke:

[CTyankee]

1. Was there a reason for posting this?

Never mind...

[Deja Q]

31. Yes, but it belongs in GD-Pffft

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. He farted in the cop's general direction.

He also claimed that the cop's mother was a hamster and his father smelt of elderberries.

[Donnachaidh]

7. break out the COMFY CHAIR! n/t

[navarth]

3. SEND HIM TO THE GAS CHAMBER!!

What odious behavior.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. LateBN because it happened last September.

This isn't the first time I've gotten wind of this story.

[CreekDog]

13. .

:spank:

[MrsBrady]

5. if the police are complaining about a fart

then they must have been the one's to "let it".

'cuz that's the rulez.

"whoever smelt it, delt it"

[BlueJazz]

6. I think this type of behavior is Blown all out of proportion.

[Donnachaidh]

8. this really stinks to high heaven.

somebody had to say it. O8) :evilgrin:

[BeatleBoot]

9. I agree, it just doesn't pass the Sniff Test

IMHO

[Incitatus]

10. And he didn't get tasered?

The batteries must have been dead.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. Trying to avoid sparks?

[Donnachaidh]

21. can tasers ignite methane?

Well -- can they? :evilgrin:

[TWiley]

12. "lifted his leg and “passed gas loudly"

hell, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Why, oh why can I not get picked for that jury?

[tsuki]

19. Jeez, I hope that cop never goes on a construction site. nt

[TWiley]

28. I remember a story a while ago when the shrub let one fly

There was a photo of him grinning like he had just won the Nobel Peace Prize or something. The story was that he ripped a huge one, and a secret service fella chimed in and said "excuse me Mr. President" effectively taking the bullet.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

30. I recall reading about Chimp setting his farts on fire when he was a frat boy at frat parties

I wish I could find the link.

[laststeamtrain]

14. Now, can we impeach? n/t

[Jamastiene]

15. Does this mean husbands and boyfriends all over the country

now need to gulp and pay close attention? If it is "assault" on a police officer, then is can now be classified as domestic abuse as well. This could get REALLY interesting. :popcorn:

[conscious evolution]

16. Never hold in a fart

It travels up your spine and into your brain and produces shitty ideas.

[norepubsin08]

17. Fucking Cops

He should have pissed on them!!!!

[Regret My New Name]

35. You know, he was drinking and driving, right? He failed the breathalyzer test,,,

Ehnnn... Battery on a police officer is ridiculous though, wtf?

[JaneQPublic]

18. In a related story. . .

...Local Taco Bell owner charged with aiding and abetting a criminal.

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

20. I'm thinking Nancy Grace will want to tackle this one.

A special 2-hour Panel show would be perfect.

[Donnachaidh]

22. the guy should have done this --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGjZm_G3H0&feature=related

[enid602]

23. post

I´m afraid this is no ordinary post; I smell deep, dark trouble.

[davsand]

24. He never heard of the SBD.

He might have flown the coop if only he had...


:evilgrin:



Laura

[pleah]

25. Fart Police on patrol!

Coming to a city near you?





:shrug:

[Donnachaidh]

26. future Reno 911 episode. n/t

[gulliver]

27. It depends on what the guy had been eating.

[Lint Head]

29. pFfffffff FFFFFFFF Thfffffffffffffffffffffffff!

[BeatleBoot]

32. Can he beat Michael Moore?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfcTw81YtK8&NR=1

[DemoTex]

33. In "Desolation Angels" Jack Kerouac refers to laws against farting (1965).

[book_worm]

34. Probably the drunken driving had something to do with his arrest, too.

[Regret My New Name]

36. Doesn't justify the battery charge though... That's ridiculous.

[pipi_k]

37. Just showing off to the cops

his own form of crowd control....