Thursday, December 6, 2007

Smile!! Your on Courtroom Camera!

So... I was shocked to see an segment on the news the other evening about a man who the justice system just seems to be being a little too lenient on. The Gentleman had 18 Impaired driving convictions and still they were thinking of not taking his license away permanently?? I have a close friend who had 2 glasses of wine and drove a short distance, was pulled over.. blew 80mg on the breathalyser and ended up getting put in jail for the night and lost their license for a year!!!This Gem allegedly blew 160-mg!!!



Here is the article



A St. John’s man convicted of his 18th impaired driving charge received a 42-month sentence today in provincial court in St. John’s.Wayne Enos Stokes, 53, pleaded guilty to exceeding the legal blood alcohol level of 80-mg and failing to appear for a court date.He was also handed a lifetime driving prohibition — a first for this province.In November 2006, Stokes was pulled over by police who had received and anonymous tip and blew a breathalyzer reading of 160-mg.Two weeks ago, he failed to show up for his scheduled court appearance.Stokes’ impaired driving convictions date back to 1979. The last one — prior to today’s conviction — was in May 1996, when he was sentenced to three years in jail.Crown prosecutor Donovan Molloy called Stokes’ driving record “horrendous” and said it was “only by the grace of God he didn’t kill someone.”Molloy suggested a four-year jail term, while defence lawyer Kevin Baker asked for a two- to three-year sentence.In handing down his decision, Judge Greg Brown agreed with the Crown’s assessment of Stokes’ record and stressed the danger involved with drunk driving.While the court often shows leniency and understanding in many cases, Brown said, “these considerations have to take a back seat today.”“People have to realize that if they continue to drink and drive, they should expect a significant term in prison



So what do you think about that?? Ridiculous?? Hell yeah!!..



How do you picture this person.. Talk, Dark Handsome? Fat, Scuzzy and bowlegged?? Well-kept Clean cut Socialight??





I'll give you a few minutes to think that over..









Check him out..

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What do you think a lifetime driving prohibition is? It means his license was taken for remainder of his life!