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sp-tor	2008-09-26 , 08:58
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Originally Posted by tso

heh, on the flipside, there is a story about a local from the northern part of norway who basically called the local uniform that the officer was a male horses private parts.

the judge dismissed it as a common term used by people in that area (and yes, they do have a more colorful language up there).

I was notified about this posting and called in as an Expert in the matter: The reason that term is not illegal is because the locals are not using it as a deregatory (sp?) term. The expression is used about a person who deliberately, and with no justified cause, tries to create problems for other people just for the heck of it. The nature of the problems they create would not be to for example cut your car's tires, it's more the type where you block a person's way so that he misses the ferry, and such. There are many opportunities for a police officer to behave like that, and if he does, the judge allowed you to use that single word term about the officer.

There's no alternative term[1] in fact, the alternative is about as long as the explanation above and that is why there is such a nice useful word to use instead.

Hope that made sense, now I go back to lurking.

[1] in the local language

Last edited by sp-tor; 2008-09-26 at 09:05.

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