We recently had varied discussions here about freedom of speech, cursing & being insulting/offensive to others. As opposed to what I support, freedom of speech and freedom of expression as outlined in the COTUS and quite a few SC decisions - some would support the banishment of the offensive, and I know of at least one who thinks maybe a fine for such might make for a better society. Imagine being locked up because you perhaps flipped the bird at a politician passing by? No thanks.

Two women detained over obscene hand gesture to Turkey PM



Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish police detained two women believed to have flashed an obscene hand gesture at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an anti-government protest, local media reported on Sunday.

The detention came after Erdogan lashed out at an unidentified woman for making an "ugly" hand gesture as he was on his way to an election rally in the western city of Izmir.

"You did this when the prime minister of this country was passing by. I would understand if it was a man, but I do not understand how a woman could do it," he told the huge crowd of supporters.

Following Erdogan's remarks, police detained two women on charges of "insulting a statesman", Hurriyet newspaper reported.

The second woman reportedly made her gesture from a nearby balcony.

Erdogan has faced street protests since a corruption scandal erupted in mid-December, implicating his key allies and posing the biggest challenge to his 12-year rule ahead of local elections on March 30.

Izmir, a port city on the Aegean coast, is seen as a bastion of secularism where Islamic parties fare poorly.

Turkish riot police fired water cannons at a group of protesters who said they did not want the prime minister in their city and chanted, "Tayyip, the thief".

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