The state of Vermont agreed to pay $175,000 in damages to a man who was pulled over for giving an officer the middle finger and arrested for disorderly conduct. What do you think? www.theonion.com/vermont-sett...

I know this is an Onion article, but I can't tell if this is satire or not. 😂

When I went to traffic school my police officer instructor said she did the same thing except she gave him a ticket for "improper use of hand signals" and the judge upheld it.

Onion reporting actual news vtdigger.org/2024/06/26/s...

St. Albans man settles for $175K after suing over right to give police the middle finger - VTDigger

Gregory Bombard sued after he was arrested after flipping off and cursing at a state trooper. He said his arrest violated his freedom of expression.