QUICK QUIZ: A drunken teenager is walking down the street. He spots a uniformed police officer out on foot patrol, and yells "Hey fatty!" Does the police officer:

(A) Drag him into an alley and pistol whip him to within an inch of his life.
(B) Lecture him on showing respect for the men in blue, and the evils of drinking to excess.
(C) Arrest him for being a drunken teenager.
(D) Charge him with causing 'mental anguish'.

Well, in America, particularly Chicago or New York, it would definitely be (A). In the UK, however, he gets a $160 fine.

LONDON (Reuters) - Judges ordered a British teenager to pay $160 to a policeman for "mental anguish" after calling him "fat," the Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday...

The 5-foot, 8-inch officer weighs 196 pounds, the paper said.

"Sure, I enjoy the odd curry and a pint or two, but I am not fat at all. That's unfair," [the policeman] said. "I play cricket for my local club and coach junior football, so if anything, I think I am quite sporty."