辱警四

警務處向警員發新指引，旨在保障警員在執勤時不受辱罵妨礙工作，辱罵的人不阻差的話，始終也拿這些人沒辦法。如果要訂立辱警罪，很多人會接受不來，覺得妨礙了言論自由，在政治上也太敏感，使人覺得警權膨脹，打壓自由。其中一個折衷辦法就是不立新例，又不用實施新指引，做法就是修改《公安條例》第17B的「公眾地方內擾亂秩序行為」罪。既然有人眷戀殖民地時代，又不斷在揮舞龍獅旗，修訂就向英國取經，兼考慮袋鼠國條例，潮流要符合普世價值，這兩國先湊併一下。

先看英國類似的條文：

Public Order Act 1986

5.  Harassment, alarm or distress.

(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—

(a)uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or

(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,

within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.

(2)An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place, except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation is displayed, by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling.

(3)It is a defence for the accused to prove—

(a)that he had no reason to believe that there was any person within hearing or sight who was likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, or

(b)that he was inside a dwelling and had no reason to believe that the words or behaviour used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation displayed, would be heard or seen by a person outside that or any other dwelling, or

(c)that his conduct was reasonable.

既有恐嚇、辱罵、侮辱及擾亂秩序的元素，又無需激使他人破壞公眾安寧，比起香港《公安條例》第17B的「公眾地方內擾亂秩序行為」罪，容易檢控得多。如果修改成這樣，終審法院的搶咪案判決已不適用，還怕有人辱罵警察？青關協也不能辱罵法輪功，林慧思也只可揮舞宜家傢俬那毛公仔和穿上她那件調理農務甚麽的粗口諧音T恤，再不能在街上WTF。人家這條例寫得不錯，不是不准在街上罵粗或展示辱罵字句，只要不大聲給人聽到或給人見到，又或者別人不覺是受到冒犯就可以了。

我居住的地方——新南威爾斯州，也有類似的法例，也值得參考，下面貼了相關的兩條：

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 

4 Offensive conduct

(1) A person must not conduct himself or herself in an offensive manner in or near, or within view or hearing from, a public place or a school.

Maximum penalty: 6 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.

(2) A person does not conduct himself or herself in an offensive manner as referred to in subsection (1) merely by using offensive language.

(3) It is a sufficient defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for conducting himself or herself in the manner alleged in the information for the offence.

4A Offensive language

(1) A person must not use offensive language in or near, or within hearing from, a public place or a school.

Maximum penalty: 6 penalty units.

(2) It is a sufficient defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for conducting himself or herself in the manner alleged in the information for the offence.

若然要修改《公安條例》第17B的「公眾地方內擾亂秩序行為」罪，仿效英國的條文較佳，因為字眼上比較相似。

當然，就算修例，辱罵他人的人也有對策。香港遮醜藏拙其中一種方法是帶口罩，帶上口罩去罵，奇妙無窮。可以過罵的癮，通過口罩，就算大聲，也含糊不清，也不怕病菌飛沫傳播。又可以用潮語、諧音來代替粗口，又或者像鍾樹根講了「肯x定」，硬要抵賴，扮口吃，説自己講「肯肯定」。這解釋雖然弱智，也奈他不何。