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Fri 03/06/05 at 20:16
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Some may remember a tale I told about a barn.

This barn, after a bit of idiocy from my close friend neal. Got burnt to the ground. In brief, my friend was working in a barn. Stacking a selection of broken chip and pin machines. It was a cold day in January and so he decided to start a fire to keep warm. Using my lighter my friend recklessly started a fire on a stack of boxes and then later, upon request, in a bin, away from danger. As the situation wore on my friend moved the bin nearer to him, which I questioned, the fire flicked from the metal bin and hit a stack of boxes. To cut a long story short, the barn burnt to the ground.

1 month later he is arrested, he tells his arresting officer that it was I that started the fire. So I was arrested. I told the truth, as stated above. 4 months down the line we are both charged with Arson.

I appear in court next week.

I am, as some will known, a Cambridge university student, with a small desire to be a teacher. This offense could see my dreams dashed and my prospects ruined. I have no idea what the minimum sentence is (be it imprisonment or community service), nor do I know EXACTLY what I did wrong.

At the moment my "close friend" still insists it was I that was responsible for the fire.

Help???
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Thu 29/09/05 at 17:35
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"In Soviet Russia..."
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It depends what you're in the news for.
Thu 29/09/05 at 16:31
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"Excommunicated"
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It's done??
Thu 29/09/05 at 14:46
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Dringo wrote:
ne of £2500.
>
> That ends that. As soon as the news reaches the net i'll post a link
> but then this whole sorry affair can come to an end.
>
> At last.
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What makes you think it's worth being in the news?
Thu 29/09/05 at 02:55
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Aww, I missed the ending while I was netless.

Well done on fooling them all Dringo.

To think, they gave over half your fine to an imaginary leprechaun. Now that's the luck of the Irish.


I still think prison (for a little while) wouldn't have been so bad. Even if you didn't get to play cards with the lads.


Time to sleep now.

The final song-based pish-take:

Dringo fought the law, and the Dring won.

Someone else can write it. Or not.


Seriously though, I'm glad it wasn't so bad for you in the end.
Tue 27/09/05 at 08:03
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Alrighty. Any news from the university?
Mon 26/09/05 at 17:04
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"In Soviet Russia..."
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Topic... must... die!
Mon 26/09/05 at 08:22
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Well done Dringo, as said below, its better than it could have been. Also, I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but will the university contribute towards court fees or the punishment received or anything like that? Somebody I shared a house with for a year was taken to court (for accidentally trying to use the wrong train ticket, an out of date, used ticket). He was fined a large amount, but the university paid a substantial amount. It may depend on background and the circumstances of the case, plus I imagine this is something you've already discussed or investigated, but if you haven't, its worth a look.
Sun 25/09/05 at 20:27
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I see you're still trying to add life to the topic.
Sun 25/09/05 at 16:30
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Dringo wrote:
> I find out on thursday. The judge saw who to blame as immaterial.

I'll never underdstand how Judge's minds work!
Sun 25/09/05 at 15:44
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He had briefy read it and made a quick comment and left me. After that I wanted to ditch him. But he came good in the end.
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