“Contempt Towards A Public Servant”

October 30, 2010 at 3:40 am

Under the revised and more powerful terms of the European Arrest Warrant that the UK has just signed up to (thanks a lot, David ‘No More EU Powers’ Cameron) we can all be extradited to other EU countries for things which are crimes over there but not in the UK.

So we’re all in deep trouble now, because there is an offence in France of “displaying contempt towards a public servant“. This man is currently under arrest for a jokey risqué email he sent to a politician who recently confused the French words for ‘inflation’ and ‘fellatio’ in a radio interview.

So prepare, mon braves for prison sentences of up to a month and a fine of up to €10,000 for telling the people who supposedly work for us what you think of them.

To fall foul of this law (for the moment) your actions would have to have some connection to France, so if you live anywhere else please carry on using this site!