Classic Stuff from stuff.co.nz :)
An "incompetent" burglar who was tackled by elderly members of a petanque club would never again be able to hold his head up among his criminal peers, his lawyer told Christchurch District Court today.
At sentencing today, Dearman's lawyer, Michael Knowles, urged Judge Michael Crosbie to regard the publicity and humiliation his client had suffered as a result of media attention as a mitigating factor.
Dearman had been pictured in media hog-tied and surrounded by elderly club members while they waited for police to arrive.
Mr Knowles said the incident had been embarrassing for Dearman's mother, who had dealings with the public, and the publicity had forced Dearman's partner to leave town.
Mr Knowles said a probation report indicated Dearman was taking longer than others to grow up.
Dearman had been the "laughing stock" of inmates at Christchurch Prison over the past week and would "never be able to hold his head up in criminal company again".
2 comments:
Forget dumb criminals, it goes without saying that if they've been caught then they're not so smart! What concerns me these days is the number of bogus bidders on trade me! They even out number the bogus auctions!
It's indeed a fine line between an "in joke" and taking the piss.
For example take this dreamer on trade me.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=45576341#qna
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