There are times in everyone's life when you have an idea that sounds brilliant when explained in the audience of friends, but in practice is "exposed" as pure idiocy. The passenger of a BMW X5 gave a Cramlington, UK speed camera an uncensored view of his backside in an obvious attempt at humor, but in the end (no pun intended) the stunt could result in some hefty fines. Since local authorities weren't amused by the Braveheart salute, the passenger could receive tickets for public indecency and for not wearing a seat belt. Well, that is if the driver is willing to rat on his or her offending comrade. While we admit this is kind of funny at first blush, mostly because we never before noticed that a BMW grille looks a little like a human butt, mooning a speed camera is stupid for a couple reasons. First, it's not cool to expose yourself in public. That's the kind of thing that will get you on a sex offender list if you're not careful. Second, speed cameras are really good at taking pictures of cars, giving authorities the plates of the vehicle as they pass through intersections. Third, and perhaps most important, why would the owner of a Bimmer want someone to press their bare ass up against their windshield? Lets just hope someone remembered to sanitize the soiled glass. Thanks for the tip, everyone!
(Source: BBC News)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
2004m3driver @ May 7th 2008 12:32PM
hahahahahha
AMcA @ May 7th 2008 10:07PM
I say we immediately start a legal defense fund.
This guy's a hero.
Also, free American (or Aussie) citizenship to him. This was an act worthy of the colonies, and I mean that in the best possible way.
Franz @ May 7th 2008 12:32PM
Not in my X5 you don't. I don't want any ass prints on my windshield.
Seoultrain @ May 7th 2008 2:31PM
now why would want to eliminate all butt prints from your windshield? I could think of a few sets of booty that I would not mind having in that position :)
Franz @ May 7th 2008 3:13PM
lol @ Seoultrain. I dunno about butt prints, but I got busted for foot prints on the inside of the windshield before. The evidence was irrefutable.
XeroK00L @ May 7th 2008 3:31PM
I agree with Franz. Remember tha hand print in Titanic.;-)
Bill @ May 13th 2008 10:06AM
You don't have an X-5
Hans @ May 9th 2008 1:43PM
Ven ve made your x5 ve alvays svit on de seats and, how you say, expose ourselves. How's that for ass prints?
Glenn @ May 7th 2008 12:34PM
the picture is so indecent that it made the front page of autoblog.
People in England need to gather up their guns and shoot all the cameras. oh, thats right, they dont have any. Oh well
Kristina @ May 7th 2008 12:57PM
In Tucson, someone climbed the pole and repositioned the cameras so that they pointed down at the road. Clever! I love the moon picture (and the comment regarding the grill is priceless) but I wouldn't want to risk the other citations that is opening the door up for me with my butt in the air. :)
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MachinaDC5 @ May 7th 2008 12:43PM
I'm going to say I support this man's actions 100%. I don't want to live in a world where nobody on earth is willing to moon authority every now and again. Of course I don't support rampant disregard for any authority, but c'mon, this is priceless.
Richard @ May 7th 2008 12:44PM
Will Obama make mooning illegal?
...or try to tax it?
tankd0g @ May 7th 2008 12:44PM
Two words: fake plate.
geekmorgan @ May 7th 2008 12:47PM
Anyone else worried that they have this photo on record even though he WASN'T SPEEDING? Great to know they're cataloging everyone's driving habits in the UK...
FSM @ May 7th 2008 1:04PM
I don't think mooning will get you on a sex offenders list since this seems to be in the UK. I don't think the UK has anything as asinine as the sex offenders list like the United States.
Disgruntled Goat @ May 7th 2008 1:56PM
Makes you wonder. A 19 year old and a 16 year old mating will result in the 19 year old getting a nice prison term and a stint on the sex offenders list. Smoking dope will get you nice prison term as well.
But somehow you can head down to the local Walmart and buy all the cigarettes, beer and guns you want and that's a-ok. Go figure.
siddharth s @ May 7th 2008 3:06PM
Something are just downright stupid with the US laws. You becomes a sex offender if you moon to a camera in public? I mean I wouldn't *like* folks mooning in public, but fine them $500 or $1000. But a sex offender???? You can't screw their lives up over a harmless but dumb attempt at humor!!
It implying that mooning causes the same damage to society and human life as a serial rapist or a pedophile would cause ... and that just plain stupid.
I think this has a streak of the same dumbness/strictness as the strict islamic code practised by the taliban that we and non-extremist try to fight.
SPF @ May 7th 2008 1:11PM
Ha, it seems his friend doesn't really care about the butt print, then why stop there? Draw a smiley face on it.
Guenther @ May 7th 2008 1:27PM
SPAAAAAAAAM!
escrayzee @ May 7th 2008 1:31PM
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