Posted on 12/10/2024 5:05:34 AM PST by fluorescence
A US woman who flew to Australia with a gold-plated pistol in her luggage has been sentenced to a year in jail, despite claiming she brought it with her for protection.
Liliana Goodson pleaded guilty to charges of illegally importing an unauthorised firearm and illegally importing ammunition.
On Monday, the 30-year-old was sentenced in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court to the 12-month jail term, of which four months will be served in full-time custody.
Goodson was taken into custody immediately after the hearing and forced to remove her extensive jewellery before being handcuffed and led from the court.
She was initially arrested at Sydney airport in April 2023 after customs officers uncovered the 24-carat gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage.
The court was previously told she had come to Australia to attend clown school and claimed she brought the gun for protection.
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Magistrate Susan Horan said there was a strong need to deter others from committing similar offences in the future, which could only be achieved by way of a period of incarceration.
“Australia has a strong stance against firearms,” she said.
Prosecutors submitted earlier that the gun looks particularly confronting and would “terrify members of the community”, which Horan agreed with.
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Australians have put their masculinity in jars and shelved them.
Clown School?
Looks like she’s already graduated......................
That’s a lot of mental illness wrapped up in one picture.
Has Roger Moore need notified?
How ironic is it that it’s the judge and prosecutors that are the clowns
its Britt Ekland in disguise
Pussy? My how you’ve changed!
Why would she need a gun for protection when no one would think of getting too close?
EC
I am wondering why someone that looks like that thinks she needs protection.
Protection from what?
She needs 5 more for that body art
Another open tackle box kisser
No 2nd Amendment Down Under.
I think it’s probably OK to put people in jail just for being stupid.
She looks like that and has a golden gun?
She is a total James Bond Villain....and she should be jailed for much longer.
It wont matter though, because she’ll get broken out by an evil mastermind that gets sleeping gas into the air ducts of the jail their keeping her at.
I take it she graduated from Clown School?
I know, huh? Now the James Bond theme will be going off in my head the rest of the day.
I have to admit that this crazy woman makes me proud to be an American. She has the good old Honey Badger spirit that I like in a woman.
Don’t forget the flying AMC Matador.
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