OT - Aussie straps in beer, not child

[Don]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362).

The fine was for failing to ensure a child was wearing a seatbelt as well as driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.

Constable Wayne Burnett said: "I haven't ever seen something like this before.

"This is the first time that the beer has taken priority over a child... The child was sitting in the lump in the centre, unrestrained."

When Constable Burnett handed over the fine he said the driver "just looked at me blankly".

"He didn't get it," Constable Burnett said.

"I asked him about the fact the child was unrestrained and the beer was, and he said he didn't know anything about it."

Superintendent Sean Parnell of Alice Springs police said the incident was a "timely reminder" to ensure "all passengers are secured"

[KDOUBLEU]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362).

The fine was for failing to ensure a child was wearing a seatbelt as well as driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.

Constable Wayne Burnett said: "I haven't ever seen something like this before.

"This is the first time that the beer has taken priority over a child... The child was sitting in the lump in the centre, unrestrained."

When Constable Burnett handed over the fine he said the driver "just looked at me blankly".

"He didn't get it," Constable Burnett said.

"I asked him about the fact the child was unrestrained and the beer was, and he said he didn't know anything about it."

Superintendent Sean Parnell of Alice Springs police said the incident was a "timely reminder" to ensure "all passengers are secured"

Pretty common stuff around my neck of the woods.

[Don]

What's wrong with using the trunk (The beer, not the kid)?

[Don]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362).

The fine was for failing to ensure a child was wearing a seatbelt as well as driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.

Constable Wayne Burnett said: "I haven't ever seen something like this before.

"This is the first time that the beer has taken priority over a child... The child was sitting in the lump in the centre, unrestrained."

When Constable Burnett handed over the fine he said the driver "just looked at me blankly".

"He didn't get it," Constable Burnett said.

"I asked him about the fact the child was unrestrained and the beer was, and he said he didn't know anything about it."

Superintendent Sean Parnell of Alice Springs police said the incident was a "timely reminder" to ensure "all passengers are secured"

Okay so not only was the kid NOT buckled in, they put the BEER on the seat and the KID on the floor?

Well, at least they took the added precaution of strapping the beer in.

[G.I.Jim]

[quote="Gunbot"]If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

[i]A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver Andrew J. McNeice was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362). He reportedly started shouting at officers saying "I run Melodicrock.com you pig fuckers... You don't know who you're dealing with!!! I will stomp a wombat sized mud-hole in your asses!"

McNeice then received the first of many ass whippings that day, and is said to be sharing a cell with a gentleman they refer to as "Bubba".

They haven't disclosed when he is to be released, but the officers in charge said "It looks like everyone at that website of his can pretty much have free reign, with no worries of moderation".

They also said it's safe to say that "the 2009 awards probably won't happen until some time in 2010".


Go figure! Andrew... You are one wild man!

[JasonD]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

[i]A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver Andrew J. McNeice was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362). He reportedly started shouting at officers saying "I run Melodicrock.com you pig fuckers... You don't know who you're dealing with!!! I will stomp a wombat sized mud-hole in your asses!"

McNeice then received the first of many ass whippings that day, and is said to be sharing a cell with a gentleman they refer to as "Bubba".

They haven't disclosed when he is to be released, but the officers in charge said "It looks like everyone at that website of his can pretty much have free reign, with no worries of moderation".

They also said it's safe to say that "the 2009 awards probably won't happen until some time in 2010".


Go figure! Andrew... You are one wild man!

It's too bad about your untimely death, Jim.

Rest in peace, my good man.

[mikemarrs]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

[i]A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver Andrew J. McNeice was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362). He reportedly started shouting at officers saying "I run Melodicrock.com you pig fuckers... You don't know who you're dealing with!!! I will stomp a wombat sized mud-hole in your asses!"

McNeice then received the first of many ass whippings that day, and is said to be sharing a cell with a gentleman they refer to as "Bubba".

They haven't disclosed when he is to be released, but the officers in charge said "It looks like everyone at that website of his can pretty much have free reign, with no worries of moderation".

They also said it's safe to say that "the 2009 awards probably won't happen until some time in 2010".


Go figure! Andrew... You are one wild man!

,funny story.reminds me of this.......


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJR8ZNAnRoM

[Chubby321]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver Andrew J. McNeice was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362). He reportedly started shouting at officers saying "I run Melodicrock.com you pig fuckers... You don't know who you're dealing with!!! I will stomp a wombat sized mud-hole in your asses!"

McNeice then received the first of many ass whippings that day, and is said to be sharing a cell with a gentleman they refer to as "Bubba".

They haven't disclosed when he is to be released, but the officers in charge said "It looks like everyone at that website of his can pretty much have free reign, with no worries of moderation".

They also said it's safe to say that "the 2009 awards probably won't happen until some time in 2010".


Go figure! Andrew... You are one wild man!

It's too bad about your untimely death, Jim.

Rest in peace, my good man.

Borrowing from MG, LMAO

[Andrew]

LOL

[Arianddu]

If the beer in question was Foster's, they should throw the book at this guy.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

[i]A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.

Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.

They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.

The driver Andrew J. McNeice was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362). He reportedly started shouting at officers saying "I run Melodicrock.com you pig fuckers... You don't know who you're dealing with!!! I will stomp a wombat sized mud-hole in your asses!"

McNeice then received the first of many ass whippings that day, and is said to be sharing a cell with a gentleman they refer to as "Bubba".

They haven't disclosed when he is to be released, but the officers in charge said "It looks like everyone at that website of his can pretty much have free reign, with no worries of moderation".

They also said it's safe to say that "the 2009 awards probably won't happen until some time in 2010".


Go figure! Andrew... You are one wild man!

Except it would be Bruce or Wayne or Cec, not Bubba.

Sadly, knowing a few people from Alice, this story didn't surprise me in the least. The beer's in the car, not the boot, because that way it won't get too hot, and strapped in so it won't fizz up from being shaken around so much. If the kid explodes and vomits from being too hot and shaken around, at least they didn't waste their money, right? That really is the attitude held by these people that I know. It was also probably Victoria Bitter, possibly even worse than Fosters lager (and also made by Fosters).