Shoe thrower's case thrown out of courts

Martin Jahnke, the man who threw a shoe at Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has now been cleared of any offense. Prosecutors had tried to get Jahnke charged for "using words and behavior likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress," and presented evidence from three Chinese students at the lecture (probably fenqing), police and the security staff. But the court found what was presented insufficient and declared Jahnke not guilty. While we didn't really buy that it was a "legitimate protest," as Jahnke had stated - honestly, yelling stuff and throwing a shoe? Please. - we're glad the courts were sensible in this decision. The judge warned Jahnke that the verdict should not be viewed as the court condoning his misbehavior and told him to conduct himself better in the future. Source: Telegraph UK