Man Ripped Politician’s Wig Off, Got Jail Time for Depriving His “Freedom To Look Pretty”

By Alex in Crime & Law, Politics on Jun 9, 2009 at 5:27 pm

Politics in Taiwan have always been rough, but this is downright dirty. A man was sentenced to 5 months in jail for tearing a wig off Taiwan legislator Chiu Yi. The sentence was for depriving Chiu of the "freedom to be pretty."

Yes, you read that right:

The Taipei District Court sentenced Huang Yung-tien, 50, to jail for snatching the toupee off the head of ruling Nationalist Party lawmaker Chiu Yi. Chiu has become a household name for his media-friendly offensives against the political opposition.

"The judge thought Chiu Yi had the freedom to wear what he wanted, and Chiu felt the wig made him look prettier," court spokesman Huang Chin-ming said. "The judge thinks that to remove it intentionally was to take away that right."

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Tags: Chiu Yi, Huang Yung-tien, Politics, taiwan, wig

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Shurik
Jun 9th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Of course a POLITICAN’S right to look pretty greatly supersedes this guys right to FREEDOM.
zav
Jun 9th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I feel pretty. Oh so pretty. My Billy Ray Cyrus mullet wig shows the world just how pretty I feel.
Andy Yang
Jun 10th, 2009 at 1:30 am
While 5 months does indeed sound a bit excessive, the man in the episode acted in such a way that I actually felt sypathetic for legislator Chiu, and thought the man deserved such punishment — a feeling I believe is shared by the majority of the Taiwanese people.

If only this ruling could put an end to “dirty” self-promoting tactics in Taiwan politics, I thank the Taipei district court for their decision.
Mr. Jones
Jun 10th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Actually, they should’ve charged the perp with animal cruelty, for roughly handling the squirrel that was living on top of that man’s head.
Guest
Jun 10th, 2009 at 9:13 am
You’re all so mean. Without the squirrel he’d look like Mao. :/
Mr. Jones
Jun 10th, 2009 at 9:41 am
The guy should’ve called Morrie’s wigs.

Don’t buy wigs that come off at the wrong time.

Morrie’s wigs DON’t COME OFF!

And remember, Morrie’s wigs are tested against hurricane winds.

So forget about money, you can afford a Morrie’s Wig. Priced to fit every budget.
anonymoose
Jun 10th, 2009 at 9:57 am
is it me or is neatorama sorely lacking in material lately? there have been so few posts in the past few days…
jenjen
Jun 10th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
The Reuters headline for this story is “Man toupee for revealing bald truth”. GROAN.
wlc
Jun 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
There’re some graffiti on the streets of Taipei about this guy(since he’s got the reputation of mean, despicable and shameless). Quite true to life actually… and by them it reads “Chui Yi shen nong” as Chui Yi sounds the same as “autumn” and literally translated would be something like “lingering autumn/heavy autumn” to meet up with the graffiti. Pun intended.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3132757126_c5874cbcdd.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3132757116_f7cd5ab1c4.jpg
ted
Jun 10th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
jenjen, don’t groan at your own puns.

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