Posted on 02/15/2007 10:51:54 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
A QUEENSLAND judge has warned a man guilty of a bomb hoax not to be a "smart arse".
Dominic Arthur Burns, 21, of Brisbane, today pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court to a bomb hoax he committed against a recruitment agency on September 16, 2005.
Prosecution lawyer Carole Marco told the court Burns phoned Adecco, based in Eagle Farm on Brisbane's northside, and told a female employee there was a bomb in the building.
"(He said) 'There is a bomb in your building, no seriously, there is a bomb in your building and you had better get out'," Ms Marco said.
Burns used an American accent when making the call.
Ms Marco said the police were called in, sparking an evacuation of 15 people from the building, which also housed three other businesses.
The police didn't find anything suspicious but eventually traced the call to Burns' house six months after the incident.
Ms Marco said Burns had admitted to police he made the call.
However, he said he had requested an interview with the agency that day and, when told there was no need for him to come in to the office, he responded: "It's not as if I'm going to blow up the building."
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I always thought most ozzies were a little "smart arse", but bomb threats are a little too much!
Well, it is a catch 22 situation. It's bad to be a dumba**, and being a smarta** does not help either. Preferably, one should not be an a** at all, but this is frequently difficult.
The judge should have kicked his smart arse.
I approve.
Regards.
Burns used an American accent when making the call.
Oh, I bet that was something to hear, mate.
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