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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by hn_throwaway_69 on Saturday March 11, 2023 @12:21AM (#35105672)
Australian here. I find the excessive emotive flair throughout the judgment as towing the line on occasion. A court is supposed to act impartially and emotions kept in check. This kind of language could be appealable in Australia, see for instance, this news report from yesterday:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-10/dismissal-of-assault-...

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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by charles_f on Saturday March 11, 2023 @12:36AM (#35105766)
> A court is supposed to act impartially and emotions kept in check

What are you talking about? The whole point of a court is, by very definition, to judge

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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by procavia on Saturday March 11, 2023 @12:52AM (#35105852)
This is in a very different vein than the language in that story and not equivalent
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