We have heard of all sorts of crimes getting punished but this one is definitely unique where one man is getting punished by the law and getting 3 years in jail after he farted in the police officer's face while getting arrested.
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A British man who farted in a police officer's face during his arrest is getting 34 months of jail time for stealing nearly $40 worth of beer and cider from a grocery store in the UK.
A court heard how 41-year-old Matthew Hapgood farted in the officer's face as he was being arrested on March 21 in Oxfordshire, England, the Daily Mail reports.
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There is yet to be information given on how the officer's face came within the range of the police officer's.
Hapgood was said to have made several trips to the grocery store Tesco in order to get himself some beer and cider. He also thieved some vapes and vape fluid at a nearby gas station.
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The man eventually pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery, shoplifting, possession of a bladed article, and criminal damage at Oxford Crown Court.
On Friday, Judge Ian Pringle QC sentenced Hapgood to 34 months behind bars.
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It is reported the defendant had previous brushes with law enforcement too, having accumulated 31 convictions for a whopping 83 instances of criminal activity - all related to his addiction to both drugs and alcohol.
The judge noted that his addiction had been a big part of Hapgood's life for many years.
Hapgood's lawyer, Ronan McCann, argued that his client's offenses were linked to long-term substance abuse.
Well, whatever the case is, social media definitely had a field day as the news of this kind of crime made it to the internet.
One person joked: "Now he's hanging around jail like a bad smell."
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Another said: "Well I really should have been jailed for life in that case. I have a long list of face fart victims."
A third added: "Dear officer, could you please submit the prove of the fart, as that would go a long way. Thanks in advance."
Another chimed in: "So what ? A man’s got to release when a man’s got to release its torture trying to hold it in."
While one person shared: "I can't quite understand the physicality of this event. Was the offender standing on a chair at the time or was the policeman in a crouching or kneeling position?"
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