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Because this isn’t weird at all…

In Sweden, it just became legal to choke the chicken in public. Wait, do people even say that anymore?

It all started in June, when a 65-year-old man took off his shorts near Stockholm and began masturbating into the ocean. No…seriously. That happened.

He was charged with sexual assault, but was acquitted last week after a judge ruled that he was not targeting a specific person.

According to Gawker:

Even though the Södertörn District Court’s judgment stated it “may be proven that the man exposed himself and masturbated on this occasion,” the court decided the man had not committed a crime, a decision the public prosecutor agreed with, though he said in the future public masturbation might be considered disorderly conduct.

“For this to be a criminal offence it’s required that the sexual molestation was directed towards one or more people,” Olof Vrethammar said. “I think the court’s judgement is reasonable. With that we can conclude that it is okay to masturbate on the beach.”

Oh. So the takeaway here is that when in Sweden, do what you gotta do. Just make sure you’re not directing it at anyone.

Wait. I just, I can’t…what?

SOURCE: Gawker | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty