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05-13-2008, 01:56 PM
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Save the Beer - Spare the Child!
Option 1 - Buckle in your toddler, Let the 30-pack of Beer go on the Floor of the Car
Option 2 - Buckle in the 30-pack of Beer - Let the wee one roam free on the floor of the car.
In Alice Springs it's Option Number 2!
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A DRIVER who buckled up his slab of beer - but not the five-year-old boy sitting next to it - has shocked police who pulled him over near Alice Springs.
Constable Wayne Burnett said he was "shocked and appalled" when he pulled over the Holden Commodore on the Ross Highway south of the desert town on the weekend.
"I haven't ever seen something like this before," he said.
"Sure we get beer out of vehicles that is being taken into restricted areas but this is the first time that the beer has taken priority over a child."
He said the driver of the car "just looked at me blankly" when he was handed a $750 fine for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, and failing to ensure a child is wearing a seatbelt.
"He didn't get it," Const 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."
Const Burnett said there were five people in the car, including the child, along with the 30 pack of beer.
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05-13-2008, 01:57 PM
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$750 fine? that guy should have gotten a [censored]ing medal.... the legal system in Alice Springs sucks ass.
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05-13-2008, 02:00 PM
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It's a tough call without knowing what kind of beer it was.
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05-13-2008, 02:02 PM
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Uh, the kid has arms and [censored]. He can fend for himself. The beer can't.
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05-13-2008, 02:05 PM
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Sobriety is my bitch lover
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Originally Posted by BB73
It's a tough call without knowing what kind of beer it was.
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it came in a 30 pack that's evidence enough of what kind of beer it was.
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05-13-2008, 02:06 PM
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