Teenager escapes court fine because he "sat quietly"...

[Pert_UK]

:argh: :mad: :argh: :mad: :argh: :mad: :argh: :mad: :argh: :mad:

"A teenage driver guilty of motoring and drug offences was let off more than £400 fines - because he sat still in court for half an hour.
Mark Jones, 19, faced fines totalling £417 after admitting a string of driving offences and possessing cannabis.

But instead of making him pay up, Port Talbot magistrates offered to waive the fines - if he sat at the back of the court for 30 minutes until lunchtime...

Mark Christie, spokesman for the Association of British Drivers, said: "This is another case of magistrates making themselves look not very clever. "

From:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3568245.stm

Stupid tossers the lot of them.

P.

[matcom]

1. ah, so he got a 'Time Out'

:eyes:

tell you what Mr./Mrs. xxxxxxx, i find you guilty of {insert crime here}. it is the courts decision that you shall be grounded (no tv either) for a month

:eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

2. Oh, and sent to bed without dinner!

That'll learn ya! :eyes: