the italian 'legal' system
a few examples of why the italian court system is, well, fucked up.
the short article focuses on three recent court decisions: one, it is now illegal to kick your dog, and one sicilian man was punished for doing so by being fined 5,000 euro. even though the dog only suffered what appeared to be 'psychological' damage. however, the judge declined to state how one would measure the psychological damage of a canine.
two, now making a threat against your mother-in-law, even if it's not overt or some sort of physical action, is punishable by law. being like, sassy, is simply enough. "The court said, 'Even an attitude or behavior not accompanied by any verbal expression can amount to a threat.'"
and finally, it is also illegal, as ruled by the court, to make fun of the physical size of your political opponent. this stemmed from a case concering a calabrian man who offended his opponent by stating that she was stealing funds to "fatten" her behind. okay!
also, i don't know who is the graphic designer over at abcnews (where this article came from), but they should be fired, or sent back to the fifth grade:
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are you kidding me? You love puppies AND italy. When your doctor uses that little scope to look in your ear, that's what I always imagined he sees.
oh shit. well don't ever ask to see samples of MY work!
j/k
really.
the asian wall st. journal would never let stuff like that go.
it has too many colors.
whatevs, jess, you are high-tech high-class graphic girl. i could have made that retarded puppy-italy graphic with my rudimentary photoshop skillz.
also, i can't figure out if the designer purposely tried to make it look like the country of italy was kicking the dog in the face.
Obviously the puppy and heart would have to be rendered in stipple to make the WSJ.
For the record, when my doctor uses that little scope to look in my ear, he sees the image from the next post.
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