# Has anyone ever been arrested in the United States for farting illegally?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 5, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-arrested-in-the-united-states-for-farting-illegally/960533 "2022-03-05T20:26:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-arrested-in-the-united-states-for-farting-illegally/960533/8 "2022-03-07T17:03:40Z")

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FWIW, [NYPD officers once hauled a guy to court because his son’s balloon popped and disturbed the peace.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nypd-we-dont-allow-no-balloon-poppin-round-here/217224)

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