Posted on 03/30/2010 3:41:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono
SALE, England, - A 66-year-old British woman was fined and ordered to wear an ankle monitor as punishment for selling a goldfish to a 14-year-old.
Joan Higgins, 66, owner of Majors Pet Shop in Sale, England, was fined $1,506, ordered to wear an ankle monitor and given a seven-week curfew as punishment for selling a goldfish to a 14-year-old boy sent into the store by police on a test buy, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
A 2006 law prohibits the sale of live fish to children under the age of 16.
Higgins' son, Mark, 47, was fined $1,300 and ordered to complete 120 hours of community service.
"I think it's a farce. What gets me so cross is that they put my mum on a tag -- she's nearly 70, for goodness sake," Mark Higgins said. "She's a great grandma so she won't be able to babysit a new born baby. You would think they have better things to do with their time and money."
"The council sent the 14-year-old into us. It is hard to tell how old a lad is these days. He looked much older than 14," he said.
If her last name was Akbar they’d have given her a prize.
The kids found out you can chop gold fish up into tiny bits, dry the remains, and then snort them for a high...
It is believe algae that was consumed by the fish is the intoxicant.
Kids playing " kingyo sukui in Japan . Catch the fish and you win it . All ages can play , but the kids are better at it .
WTF?
Ungland...
WTF?
Seriously, it’s a friggin’ crime to sell goldfish to children in Britain?
I’m thinking the British seriously need one heckuva smack to the head to shake this cr@p out of ‘em.
All the night markets here have those set up. Dissolving paper scoopers. And yes, my young son is better at it than I am. Some of the fish he’s gotten have lasted for 3 - 4 years. Some..well...not so long...lol.
I woke up in the middle of the night, uncharacteristically had a glass of wine and am reading....and i read your post. haha! I really enjoyed it. I wonder, is it the wine or is it really funny?
I have no idea. I don’t usually drink, so one glass of wine is really affecting me.
Can Michelle be arrested for trafficking under this law? After all, she did take her two minor daughters to a fish fry when visiting England...
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