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Appeals court: Motorist cannot be stopped for giving police the middle finger
A motorist cannot be stopped for “giving the finger” to a police officer, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. In a lawsuit against two police officers, the court held the insulting gesture did not constitute “reasonable suspicion that criminal activity or a traffic violation was afoot.” The lawsuit was…
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