Posted on 11/24/2006 4:05:35 PM PST by lowbridge
Bridegroom lands in jail for lighting up
A British bridegroom spent his wedding night in jail after refusing to abide by the no-smoking rule at the golf club where his wedding reception was held.
Mark Phillips, 35, of Tinsbury, was fined $497 for court costs and threatening the club's chef, The Sun reports.
Prosecutor Nick Barr told the judge Phillips was informed about the no-smoking rule when he and his bride booked the Farrington Golf & Country Club near Bristol for their wedding reception.
When Phillips lit a cigarette at the post club, staff members told him to put it out.
"I've paid $4,750 for this place, I can do what I like," he said.
Police were called after a scuffle broke out when Phillips lit a second cigarette.
He had to interrupt his honeymoon to appear in court.
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Really tweeks your nipples doesn't it? Myself, I'd of had a lot more respect for the guy had he trashed the place while resisting arrest...........
But then again we know how the Brits are now a days don't we?
The children weren't complaining apparently. The flower girl and ring bearer were on the dance floor. Uncle Mel and Aunt Shirley didn't care if their nephew smoked at his wedding.
Nobody cared and nobody complained. Except the smoke police and the minimum wage earners in the kitchen who found themselves empowered by the almighty State to enforce Sharia law.
Cue up REM "It's the End of the World (As we know it)
In somolia, a group of 22 smokers has been sentenced to be flogged, it was reported yesterday. That will probably be next.
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