Posted on 04/05/2008 3:52:16 PM PDT by heartwood
When it comes to avoiding a ban for speeding, the courts hear every excuse in the book.
But yesterday one motorist offered what must be a unique reason why he should keep his licence.
Mohammed Anwar said a ban would make it difficult to commute between his two wives and fulfil his matrimonial duties.
His lawyer told a Scottish court the Muslim restaurant owner has one wife in Motherwell and another in Glasgow - he is allowed up to four under his religion - and sleeps with them on alternate nights.
He also needed his driving licence to run his restaurant in Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
Airdrie Sheriff Court had heard that Anwar was caught driving at 64mph in a 30mph zone in Glasgow, fast enough to qualify for instant disqualification.
Anwar admitted the offence, but Sheriff John C. Morris accepted his plea not to be banned and allowed him to keep his licence.
Instead, he was fined £200 and given six penalty points.
Lorna Jackson, from the road safety charity Brake, called the decision "astonishing".
She said: "Regardless of the number of wives or businesses this man drives to, he broke a law which is there to protect everyone.
"Travelling just a few miles over the limit in a 30mph zone can be the difference between life and death if you hit someone, let alone driving at more than twice the speed limit.
"Drivers know the law, and they know the punishment they could face when they break it.
"For the courts to allow someone to keep their licence when they have so blatantly flouted the law and put peoples' lives at risk, on the basis of an excuse such as this, is astonishing."
Anwar, wearing a suit and an open-neck shirt, had made no comment during his five-minute court appearance, apart from confirming his identity.
But last night, speaking from his restaurant Sanam, he said: "It is true I have two wives.
"Muslim men are allowed up to four. But I am not a religious leader and it is not my place to comment.
"As a matter of respect to my wives I would not comment on my home life.
"The sheriff did not ban me because I need my licence to run my business, although my wives were also part of the decision."
If a muslim with two or more wives moves to the US and sets up residence, is he going to be arrested like “homegrown” polygamists?
Do the wives know about each other?
Great Britain may soon have to change its name to Not So Great Britain.
Celebrate diversity </sarc>
I found out about his families while trying to find him to get the final payment. They all knew about each other and didn't seem to have any animosity toward him. He did finally settle up with me and I lost track of him.
This is just another of the many examples of Europe bending over backwards to accommodate the muslims. Not that the U.S. is any better.
In a few years, Europe will implode and everyone but the muslims will wonder how it happened. The intention of all radical muslims is to create a worldwide caliphate.
Nope. It’s an open and dirty secret that thousands of polygamist Muslims are currently residing in the US who are currently receiving welfare benefits.
It’s easy to go after the white “Christian” polygamists but the politically correct multiculturalists will flay anyone who dares do the same towards Muslim immigrants.
“The sheriff did not ban me because I need my licence to run my business, although my wives were also part of the decision.”
This is utterly rediculous! The asshat judge gave him a wife bopping licence!....
Perhaps flying carpets don’t register on radar.
CC
Some try to fight back. They need help
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It might be a perversion of law but at least it is funny. ;)
I wonder if a Christian gets the same conditions if he has to drive between his wife and his girlfriend.
Hehe! Are such “acts of grace” also possible in Salt Lake City where some Mormons also are polygamists? BTW - let me ask as a European - is polygamy penal throughout the US or do you have states where it is accepted?
Regards from Germany (where polygamy is still criminal)
A.B.
Polygamy is illegal but not penalized unless there is deception, or minors are involved, or someone attempts to be legally married to more than one, rather than unofficially.
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