Donkey Jailed For Theft.

jambutty · 18-09-2008, 20:47

You couldn’t make it up.

AFP – Thursday, September 18 05:06 pm
CAIRO (AFP) - An Egyptian donkey has been jailed for stealing corn on the cob from a field belonging to an agricultural research institute in the Nile Delta, local media reported on Thursday.

The ass and its owner were apprehended at a police checkpoint that had been set up after the institute's director complained that someone was stealing his crops, the state-owned Al-Ahram daily said.

The unnamed ungulate was found in possession of the institute's corn and a local judge sentenced him to 24 hours in prison. The man who had his ass thrown in jail got off with a fine of 50 Egyptian pounds (nine dollars, six euros).

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080918/tod-egypt-animal-justice-offbeat-07ff78c.html

fireman · 18-09-2008, 20:52

just proves the law is an ass. eh...

mthead · 18-09-2008, 20:52

Stupid laws some countries have

obvious the donkey was a get away vehicle(Sort of LOL).And the owner only gets a small fine

At first though I thought it was a thread about Tony(Donkey)Adams Ex-Arsenal LOL

West Ender · 18-09-2008, 21:23

Having visited Cairo, and been driven through it in a taxi, I'd guess that poor little donkey had 24 hours of sheer bliss in prison. It was heartbreaking to see the poor donkeys pulling carts loaded 6' high with bags of god-knows-what, plus the whip-wielding owner and all his family, along Cairo's horrendous roads where traffic drove 4 abreast at an average of 60 mph.

I hope lots of Egyptian donkeys hear about it and get themselves sentenced to prison. It's the only holiday they'll get.

mthead · 18-09-2008, 21:27

Pity its not a few decades ago,Fred Pontin or Billy Butlin would have made a mint opening a donkey prison

jambutty · 19-09-2008, 02:30

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Originally Posted by fireman

just proves the law is an ass. eh...

Nice one fireman.

I was hoping that someone other than me would make the connection.

steeljack · 19-09-2008, 04:36

Sharia Law ?

jaysay · 19-09-2008, 09:10

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Originally Posted by steeljack

Sharia Law ?

Na SJ they'd have cut its hooves off

Benipete · 19-09-2008, 10:47

With good behavior it could be out in 12 Hrs.Hardly a good example to set to other criminally minded Donkeys.

Will it be tagged?
Can the authorities give us some assurances that it will not re-offend?

We are getting to soft!!

jambutty · 19-09-2008, 12:43

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Na SJ they'd have cut its hooves off

No jaysay. Not even Sharia Law is that cruel.

Just one hoof, per theft.

mrskitty · 19-09-2008, 12:46

Seems reasonable to me......

MargaretR · 19-09-2008, 13:19

The Monkey Hanging Legend Of (Old) Hartlepool
Residents of Hartlepool hanged a monkey during the time of the Napoleonic wars.
Such actions are due to ignorance and stupidity - some cultures haven't developed beyond that yet.

emamum · 19-09-2008, 13:26

i say YEAH!! throw his ass in jail!!!

Studio25 · 19-09-2008, 14:24

I be the druggies in the prison were disappointed, when they realised the mule that had arrived was of the four-legged variety.

I'll get me coat...

jaysay · 19-09-2008, 16:05

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Originally Posted by jambutty

No jaysay. Not even Sharia Law is that cruel.

Just one hoof, per theft.

Ya JB but was it the donkey's first offence