Three people learned their fate today: Teresa Giudice, Joe Giudice and Andy Williamson.
The crimes
Andy, of Margaret's boyfriend fame, received a letter from the Edinburgh Parking Appeals Service, revealing whether or not he would need to attend court to contest a parking ticket. He got the ticket for, in his words, "parking on some lines." Except, and here's the twist, he's innocent!
The verdicts
Let's start with New Jersey's royal couple.
News has just broke that builder/restaurant owner Joe Giudice was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. The judge handed down a 41-month sentence out of a possible 46.
As for Teresa, housewife and owner of the world's smallest forehead, she got 15 months.
The judge says the two won't carry out their sentences at the same time (for their kids' sake).
Although I'm typically in favour of anything that makes my reality TV shows juicier, I must say this news saddens me. It's not that they don't deserve punishment (although whether prison is the answer is definitely debatable), but it sucks that their four daughters will have to spend a big chunk of their childhood without one of their parents.
Anyway, best not to dwell on that. Let's move on to Andy.
Today, Andrew Edward Graham Williamson was sentenced to ZERO appearances in traffic court, because his appeal was ACCEPTED by the Edinburgh Parking Appeals Service.
Bureaucracy triumphs yet again!
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| Ram with his good news. |
The lessons
Let these people be a lesson to us all.
If you ever get the option to appeal something, do it! It really gets my goat that the city council actually reduces the fine if you pay the ticket quickly. They're incentivising you to not go through the judicial process! What turds.
Oh and also, if you can help it, try not to do fraud.
Good morrow,
Smadge
2 comments:
Just how many parking tickets has Rammy Rampog gotten out of now? Must be reaching double digits!
Congrats, Ram! I am 1 for 2 in appealing tickets and am STILL irate about the one they made me pay.
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