Overgovernment: Spanish Inquisition Edition

Written by Brian Garst, Posted in The Nanny State & A Regulated Society

Just when you think you’re free to promote your flop of a movie… Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition:

Authorities in Spain have fined the producers of Hollywood film Larry Crowne for failing to ensure the lead actors Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts were wearing helmets as they rode on a scooter on the film’s promotional poster.

According to Lowering the Bar:

Spanish law bans any “publicity” that “may incite excessive speed, reckless driving, situations of danger or any other circumstance involving conduct contrary to the principles of the law.” That must make for some pretty damn boring movie posters, if this one was deemed so dangerous that it might incite reckless behavior. It’s Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts on a scooter in a romantic comedy, for God’s sake.

Meanwhile in Spain…