Yodeller fined for offending Muslims

From here:

An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn because it offended his Muslim neighbours next door.

A judge decided Helmut Griese, 63, was ‘ridiculing’ their beliefs and fined him nearly £700.

Rather than face a protracted court case with all its attendant legal costs, Griese agreed to pay.

This is obviously a miscarriage of justice: Griese should have been fined for yodelling regardless of the opinion of his Muslim neighbours, although the fact that they were offended by it would be a good reason to reduce the amount of the fine.

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