© REUTERS/Sebastien PirletWomen in Belgium hold up a sign that reads "Stop everyday sexism in the streets" before the new law was passed
It comes as France prepares to create an offence of street harassment, described as "sexist and sexual outrage".
The Belgian case involved a driver who was stopped for breaking the highway code. The young man - who has not been identified - insulted the police officer because of her gender, the court heard.
He was reported to have said she would be better off doing a job "adapted to women", in a scene witnessed by several other people.
The driver was found guilty of three charges: contempt of a police officer, making threats and sexist remarks in public, and a serious violation of another person's dignity because of her gender.
He was warned that if he failed to pay the fine, a prison term of a month would be imposed.
"This is the first time we have used this law to prosecute someone," said Gilles Blondeau, spokesman for the public prosecutor's office. "It is quite common for people arrested by the police to insult and threaten. But to personally blame a policewoman because of her sex is different.
"It was a good case to test this law: a concrete and very clear case, with many witnesses. This is obviously not always the case."
3000 Euro or a month in jail? For yapping off to a cop? She's darn lucky she does not work in the U.S....maybe she and Belgian lawmakers should transfer to Baltimore for a month, just to get their priorities right.
From this [Link] A man is being arrested by a female police officer, who informs him, "Anything you say can and will be held against you." The man replies, "Boobs!"