Orange Car

25 June 2010 - We hear a lot of complaints about the Hong Kong police force these days, but how about the police force in other parts of the world?  A man in the Dutch city of Hoogezand was fined with a penalty of EUR 60 by the local police, because he drove around in an orange car. The man had painted his car bright orange in support of the Dutch football team, who are playing in the World Cup in South Africa. A police spokesperson argued that the relevant documents for the car indicated that the car was a different color, but not orange. The poor football supporter had to pay, but went to the local media with his story and sentiments turned against the police. So, after mediation the Dutch police gave in and allowed the car-owner two weeks to either paint his car back in the original color, or to report "orange" as the color of his car.