Hear no evil SEE no evil

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09-05-2006, 09:02
InsaneApache

Hear no evil SEE no evil

As in the Gene Wilder/Richard Prior film. The one where Wilder drives the car, even though he's blind. Well talk about life imitating art.....

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A blind man, who lost his eyes in a bomb blast, has been convicted of dangerous driving after police spotted his car on the wrong side of the road.

and

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Pc Edge said: "I asked him if he could see me. He removed the dark-coloured sunglasses he was wearing and I could clearly see he was blind as he had no eyes."

Blind man driving!

Ruth is surely stranger than Richard....:sweatdrop:

:laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
09-12-2006, 08:47
InsaneApache

Re: Hear no evil SEE no evil

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A blind man convicted of dangerous driving, after police spotted his car on the wrong side of the road, has been given a suspended jail sentence.

linky

Closure at last.....:laugh4:
09-12-2006, 08:55
Banquo's Ghost

Re: Hear no evil SEE no evil

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Originally Posted by InsaneApache

linky

Closure at last.....:laugh4:

The astonishing thing is:

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Originally Posted by BBC

Omed Aziz, 31, from Darlaston, West Midlands, who was being directed by an allegedly banned driver, was given 12 weeks in prison suspended for a year.

He has also been banned from driving for three years and ordered to take an extended driving test.

The magistrate appears to believe he may be ready to drive again in three years time - just needs a bit of extra training!!

(My guess is that Mr Aziz may struggle at the first testing hurdle - reading a number plate from 30 metres :grin:)
09-12-2006, 10:41
Hepcat

Re: Hear no evil SEE no evil

THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE HIM TAKE A DRIVING TEST!!!

What is it with judges recently? Are they all going mad?
09-12-2006, 11:05
InsaneApache

Re: Hear no evil SEE no evil

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Originally Posted by Hepcat

THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE HIM TAKE A DRIVING TEST!!!

What is it with judges recently? Are they all going mad?

It's all those invisible magic dwarfs whispering to them that's the problem. :laugh4:
09-12-2006, 14:35
Gregoshi

Re: Hear no evil SEE no evil

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Originally Posted by Hepcat

THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE HIM TAKE A DRIVING TEST!!!

What is it with judges recently? Are they all going mad?

Well, they say justice is blind...
09-12-2006, 15:48
Philippus Flavius Homovallumus

Re: Hear no evil SEE no evil

Daft, the Magistrate is following procedure without thinking, yet more proof that part-time Lay Justices are hopeless.