ESC: Should I be fined 15k for misbehaving at a friends barberque?

[HoreTore]

What if he ran onto the soccer field when it looked like your team was going to score a goal?

It COULD be presented as equal to shouting fire in a crowded theatre, but only at big matches with packed stadiums. Football stadiums here are rarely filled up more than 60%(with a few notable exceptions), so the risk is minimal in those cases. No fine. As for being about to score a goal; how on earth is that relevant?

The Law is Sacred, if he broke it he should pay the mandated penalty.

The law is sacred, you say? Hitler acknowledges your support for his racial purity laws. Damn those jews!

In this case his tresspassed on stage and disrupted an international broadcast intended (however misguidely) to promote pan-European good will. For doing this he was fined about £1500, which is quite litterally a small price to pay for being on international television.

So, if I enter an area of my friends barberque that I'm not supposed to be at, I will be facing a 15k fine....?

Wait! The police fined him? Blimey talk about doing away with the justice system.

It's called "forenklet forelegg". The police fines him, he gets to decide whether or not he accepts. If he does, he pays. If he doesn't, then it'll go to court. No sense in paying judges and lawyers when everyone is in agreement.