Funneh!

Victor

Funny to the last line.

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Victor

http://home.eircom.net/content/unison/national/8207941?view=Eircomnet

Driver who refused breath test banned
From:The Irish Independent
Wednesday, 7th June, 2006

A MAN refused to give a drink-drive sample saying: "Judge Curtin got away with it," a court heard yesterday.

Terence Keogh (44), Charlemont, Griffith Avenue, Dublin, denied refusing to supply a breath sample at Santry garda station on May 23 last year.

Dublin District Court heard he had two previous convictions for drink driving and when arrested for the third time, told an officer assigned to take a breath sample: "I am giving you nothing, I want to speak to a superintendent, I'm in illegal custody, Judge Curtin got away with it."

He told the court that he was stopped near his home and admitted to a garda he had been drinking. However, after the garda made some checks by phone, he was told he was being arrested because there was a warrant out for him.

It was only on the journey to the station that he was told he was being arrested for drink driving, he said.

Mr Keogh refused to give a sample at the station because he believed he was in illegal custody and demanded to see a superintendent. He claimed he was manhandled and assaulted by gardai.

Judge James Scally banned him from driving for 10 years and fined him €850, including €100 for not having insurance.

Former Circuit Court Judge Brian Curtin did not "get away" with drink driving. In December 2004, he was fined €250 and banned from driving for two years after he admitted being almost three times over the limit when stopped driving in Tralee the previous May.

Tim Healy

Eru

You dont **** with Scally!