I am sitting here laughing my ass off, I just finished reading that... I first thought it was a joke but then realized it is not joke at all.. It in effect could make farting in public against the law and those found responsible, can be charged with a misdemeanor... This should be a law on all elevators and enclosed spaces for sure...
[div class="story-body"] [span class="story-date"] [span class="date"]4 February 2011[/span] [span class="time-text"]Last updated at [/span][span class="time"]04:51 ET[/span] [/span] [h1 class="story-header"]Malawi row over whether new law bans farting[/h1] [div class="caption body-narrow-width"] [img]vny!://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/51098000/jpg/_51098196_img_0202.jpg" alt="Man holding his nose" width="304" height="171"] [span style="width: 304px;"]
The justice minister said local chiefs would deal with those caught breaking wind in public[/span] [/div] [p class="introduction" id="story_continues_1"]Two of Malawi's most senior judicial officials are arguing over whether a new bill includes a provision that outlaws breaking wind in public.[/p] Justice Minister George Chaponda says the new bill would criminalize flatulence to promote "public decency".[/p] "Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting," he told local radio.[/p] However, he was directly contradicted by Solicitor General Anthony Kamanga, who says the reference to "fouling the air" means pollution.[/p] "How any reasonable or sensible person can construe the provision to criminalizing farting in public is beyond me," he said, adding that the prohibition contained in the new law has been in place since 1929.[/p] The Local Courts Bill, to be introduced next week reads: "Any person who vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the public to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighborhood or passing along a public way shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."[/p] Mr Chaponda, a trained lawyer, insists that this includes farting.[/p][a class="hidden" href="vny!://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12363852#story_continues_1"]Continue reading the main story here[/a][/div]
