Drunk man, threatens tree, stabs a lamp-post, gets sent to jail...

[Edrof]

It's on Failblog but the news article is worth a read.

http://failblog.org/2010/06/30/epic-fail-photos-violence-fail/

 

[platypus]

He would have been jailed for possession of a weapon and threatening, violent behaviour.

 

[Energize]

9 months seems disproportionate considering people get less than that for actually harming someone.

 

[Saxon]

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

 

[Edrof]

The best bit is "He shouted something at the lamp-post and put the knife to it two or three times."

 

[Greenlizard0]

I'm not surprised. These horrible lamp posts. Starting fights and getting into all sorts of mischief.

 

[flibbage0]

I'm not surprised. These horrible lamp posts. Starting fights and getting into all sorts of mischief.

Lamp posts these days, they won't stop will they

 

[craaaaaig]

What about the group of men that attacked him when he was obviously too intoxicated to defend himself, how long did they go to prison for?

 

[Amp34]

I assume he was sent to prison partly because he was willing to use a knife? I assume he thought the lamppost was a person?

 

[Edrof]

What about the group of men that attacked him when he was obviously too intoxicated to defend himself, how long did they go to prison for?

I thought that, too.

 

[EdGey]

9 months is too much. I wonder how long the gang got... sod all?

 

[Cosimo]

What a plonker, think of the poor defenseless lampost.

 

["andy"]

he must have doing something bad previously because that sentence is ridiculous

although maybe if hes a seriously bad alcho then 9 months inside could potentially get him off the booze ?

the madness of it reminds me of this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10333211.stm

 

[Amnesia]

good to see pc plod earning his wage

 

[sanaxe1]

I can guarantee it wasn't a WHITE tree causing the trouble yes you guessed it, it was BROWN..... BROKEN BRITAIN! Back in my day he would have just been called a "character" and that would be the end of it.

 

[Tefal]

Well it does look like he was on his way to stab the other group before he got side tracted by the tree.

 

[Edrof]

Well it does look like he was on his way to stab the other group before he got side tracted by the tree.

and the lamp-post, don't forget that lanky trouble-maker.

If I had my way they'd have thrown all THREE of 'em in the clink.