Remind Me About This When John Kerry Runs Again

Loyal reader KS sends us this story, about a legal case that stinks on multiple levels...

Police in Poland have launched a nationwide hunt for a man who farted loudly when asked what he thought of the president.

Hubert Hoffman, 45, was charged with "contempt for the office of the head of state" for his actions after he was stopped by police in a routine check at a Warsaw railway station.

He complained that under President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother Jaroslaw, the country was returning to a Communist style dictatorship.

When told to show more respect for the country's rulers, he farted loudly and was promptly arrested.

I think this is one case when dogs would be useful to hunt down a suspect. Being lawyers, two colleagues and I have already debated the validity of an affirmative defense based on the food consumed by the defendant -- yes, we are nerds.