Posted on 08/17/2021 10:04:20 PM PDT by algore
Four men charged with breaking into an upmarket Darwin restaurant to steal alcohol amid a COVID-19 lockdown will be slapped with thousands of dollars in fines for not wearing face masks.
Northern Territory police were alerted at 1.20am Tuesday that Pee Wee's at the Point had been broken into and four men had fled the scene on foot after allegedly stealing the drinks.
Officers arrested the group a short time later. Detectives reviewed CCTV and found the men had breached the NT's Emergency Declaration, which mandates mask-wearing
'I've confirmed those individuals were not wearing masks and they will be receiving the $5000 fines as part of the charges,' Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker told reporters.
'That's over $20,000 for those four people who've broken into a business that is already being impacted by the lockdown
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
now they can don masks and rob a bank to pay off their fines-
Who was that unmasked man?!
why it’s the group ranger
opposite of lone ranger? Group Ranger? Yep- I’m here all week folks-
So, next time The Gang decides to walk over to Pee Wee’s and
“lift” a few bottles of Courvoisier XO Cognac Brandy
(at $155. a bottle) it’s Cool so long as everybody wears a Mask, right?
That would be one time wearing a mask just makes sense.
#6. As long at they didn’t individually steal more than $950 worth of drinks, they’ll be okay.
Would you buy anything at a store named “Pee Wee’s”?
Pee Wee Herman in a theater?
Pee Wee - what a small child does
The description of the thieves - Pee Wee-sized
The intelligence IQ of the leaders of Australia
The gang’s new nickname, the “Pee Wees”, as they are nominated for the Darwin Award of the month.
Ha! Yeah, any store called Pee Wee’s that is not a kid’s candy store, I would wonder about.
I can see some college neighborhood using that name as a point of irony + nostalgia. But otherwise, might be something rotten in Denmark.
The world has officially lost its mind.
As they say, you can’t make this shit up!
Just when you think we’ve reached the point of maximum insanity, up pops a story like this.
$20,000 dollars will get thrown out by the courts as cruel and unusual punishment. The fines you would get for vehicular homicide are less and that is just nuts.
Does Australia ban cruel or unusual punishment?
for the record, $20,000 Australian $ is approx $14,500 US$.
not that it matters.
less than 10% of covid fines in the State of Victoria have been paid. that’s been one form of protest. so far, they haven’t arrested anyone in that regard.
It’s impossible to discern between satire and news anymore.
“I guess there are times when you and your friends should wear a mask.”
The ONE TIME it makes sense to wear a mask, and these clowns think they have to ‘make a statement’, even when robbing a joint.
“...so far, they haven’t arrested anyone in that regard.”
Don’t worry, government has PLENTY OF TOOLS to ‘achieve compliance’, should they decide they want that. Yahoo gun owners here will learn that the hard way if the Democrats ever get the power to pass the gun law that they crave.
Sign of the times
Too much time and energy to prosecute thieves of color, and the probably a judge may not convict.
Much easier to lay a fine for a BS mandate
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