POLICE fined a Cambridge student £80 - for making a 4ft phallus in yesterday (Thursday, 08 February)'s snow.

 

John Knowles built a snow penis in his lunch-break on Parker's Piece yesterday (Thursday, 08 February) and was pleased when crowds gathered to admire his handiwork and passing motorists beeped their horns in appreciation.

 

But, despite good humoured onlookers laughing at the cheeky sculpture, a police officer pulled up in a patrol car and asked the student to accompany him to the nearby Parkside station.

 

He then booked the 18-year old for a public order offence, warning him his statue could have offended members of the public, and handed him an £80 fine which he must pay within two weeks.

 

John was also ordered to knock the statue down.

 

The hard-up student, who is reading history at Anglia Ruskin University, said: "My mates and I built a 4ft phallic symbol in the snow, just to make people laugh.

 

"Quite a few people were stopping and having a laugh, then this police officer came over and told me I would have to pay him £80.

 

"He said I had to be fined because I could have offended someone, but in all honesty I did not see anyone who was offended - they were all having a laugh."

 

The wording on the fine cites Mr Knowles for "making a 4ft phallic symbol out of snow" and says the penalty was issued under section five of the Public Order Act, which bans the display of any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting.

 

The 18-year-old, who lives at the YMCA, added: "I don't have a job and to me £80 is a lot of money, so although the officer may have just been doing his job, I'm not particularly happy about it."

 

A police spokesman said:

 

"The police officer was driving past Parker's Piece when he noticed the snow sculpture, which was very intricately made and attracting attention from passers-by, many of whom were children.

 

"He stopped and spoke to the sculptor about his creation and he agreed that it could cause offence in such a prominent position.

 

"The officer was not trying to spoil anyone's enjoyment of the snow, but was concerned people in the area could be offended by the structure."

 

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/02/09/7c3b1f59-9c82-487a-a05f-78a1b80dafdd.lpf

Was the snow soft or hard?:rolleyes:

don't know about the snow but he looks ready to blow :o

don't know about the snow but he looks ready to blow :o

 

Are you taking the rise??:rolleyes: