One of the disadvantages of not living in the big city... if you're a repeat dickhead... chances are the local cops will be only too happy to fill your dance card.
-- Belleville, ON -- After being convicted of impaired driving and having his licence suspended, police say a 39-year-old Gilmour man decided to drive home from the courthouse earlier this week.I've previously touched on the dynamics of living in a smaller community. Unlike say, Toronto, where you may not know the people next door... the neighbours in smaller venues all know a surprising amount of everybody else's business, especially the, uh... human failings.
However, shortly after his appearance and sentencing before the judge, the man was observed by officers driving away from the courthouse.
He was stopped a short distance away and charged with driving while prohibited. The vehicle he was driving was impounded for 45 days, police report.
And that includes the local constabulary.
If you're foolin' around on your spouse, if you have a problem with booze or drugs... trust me, it's out there somewhere.
This dope got what he deserved.
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FROM THE COMMENTS:
This story reminds me of Brent Butt's old joke about small town crime. He says there's actually almost as much crime in small towns as in the city, but the difference is that there's much less unsolved crime in a small town.**********
The typical small town crime investigation goes, "Can you describe the man who did this?"
"Yes, he was Wayne."
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Those partial to low-slung jean are no longer welcome in Delcambre, a Louisiana shrimping town west of New Orleans and the latest place to try to criminalize an old standard of hip-hop fashion.It's not like there's a shortage of actual criminals... why go after the idiots who just wanna look like thugs?
For exposing their underwear as they waddle around town, they could face six months in jail and a $500 fine.
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