TREVISO "The mayor cannot issue fines or penalties without prior legislation. If certain behaviors constitute a crime, then the penal code intervenes to punish them." Thus, yesterday, prosecutor Antonio Fojadelli intervened, analyzing from a judicial perspective the political debate ignited by Treviso mayor Gian Paolo Gobbo. The Northern League member, speaking on Radio 24, had claimed that he would fine two homosexuals who kissed in a public garden in Treviso. His comments came in the context of a discussion about an Ikea advertisement featuring two men holding hands, with the promotional slogan "we are open to all types of families." Following those of Arcigay, the Honorable Paola Concia, and Wladimir Luxuria, yesterday came Fojadelli's position, technically explaining to Gobbo why, in any case, he would not have the power to fine anyone who kissed outdoors. […]. But. Pi.
The Prosecutor's Office rejects anti-gay kissing fines: "Unthinkable." Flash mobs in schools today.
This article was written on 29 April 2011.
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