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Brickbats

Brickbat: Excuse Me

Charles Oliver | 3.4.2016 4:00 AM

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Edin Mehic received a 70 euro fine after burping near a police officer in a public amusement park in Vienna, Austria. The officer said the burp violated public decency.

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Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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