April 28, 2025
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Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules

Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules

Gesture may not be civil or polite but ‘it is not a crime’ and is protected under Canada’s constitution, judgment says

Giving your neighbour the middle finger may not be polite but is protected as part of a person’s right to freedom of expression under the Canadian constitution, a judge has ruled.

In a 26-page decision, Dennis Galiatsatos dismissed a case against a man accused of harassing his neighbour in a Montreal suburb.

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