Me collar has been felt
Went up to Glasgow last Wednesday to see some football.
Walking to the ground I remembered that unlike England I wouldn't be able to buy a drink at the game, then I realised that I wasn't going to get into any of the pubs which were full. I spotted an Off License that unsurprisingly in these circumstances was doing a roaring trade. Bought a can of beer after queuing up for about 10 minutes, cracked it open and continued walking to the game.
Got about 10 yards before I came across a police van where I was pulled over, had the drink taken off me and was informed that I being reported to the Procurator Fiscal for breaking laws relating to drinking in public.
Walking to the ground I remembered that unlike England I wouldn't be able to buy a drink at the game, then I realised that I wasn't going to get into any of the pubs which were full. I spotted an Off License that unsurprisingly in these circumstances was doing a roaring trade. Bought a can of beer after queuing up for about 10 minutes, cracked it open and continued walking to the game.
Got about 10 yards before I came across a police van where I was pulled over, had the drink taken off me and was informed that I being reported to the Procurator Fiscal for breaking laws relating to drinking in public.
Not sure what pisses me off about this the most so I've made a list:
1) I'm not free to consume a legally purchased product wherever the hell I want.
2) The police officer could have seen from my reaction (and my London address) that I had no idea I was breaking the law and let me off with a warning.
3) The police were waiting 10 yards from an off license so that they could catch people as they came out -this had nothing to do with policing but a lot to do with revenue generation.
Anyway the result is a 25 quid fine - cunts!
posted by Digbeth D'Marriotti at 2:32 PM
3 Comments:
Bad luck old chap!
Kind regards
Tarquin
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Ignorantia juris neminem excusat old bean...
Add that to the record of Edinburgh public order offences 1988- 1993.
fmzmjYes old boy I am ultimately forced to agree - but I cannot help but feel that had the officer not been such an officious little prick he could have let me go.
Coming to think of it, had he not been such an officious little prick he would probably not be a police officer.
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