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Doing the judge’s job

It might be the job of the judge to throw the book at people, however one defendant felt that he would take the law into his own hands and throw the book himself.

Christopher Curtin, of Salvia Court was in the District Court this week when he chucked the book of evidence which was presented to him at a Garda.

The Garda had just served the book, which was a hefty two volumes, on Curtin and was returning to the witness stand when the items were thrown at him.

The Limerick Leader reports that the book narrowly missed members of the public who were in the packed courtroom.

The paper also reports that Curtin is likely to face charges in relation to the courtroom drama. Luckily, the book did not hit it’s target.

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  • countrygirl
    Hoof your encoragable....=D
  • Hoof
    Might have been a different kind of oats he was after.
  • Funky-do
    From www.limerickslife.com

    Thomas Gleeson, an ungrateful servant in the employment of Francis Greene, Esq., of Greenmount, who was a kind benefactor to the offender, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, at hard labour, and to be twice well whipped, for larceny of oats.

    Wow, how much oats did this guy take ?

    You don't hear the phrases "hard labour" or "well whipped" in court sentences these days... might be a good idea to reintroduce them.
  • me
    Comes from a very consistant family.
  • biggie
    it seems like a lot of hot air to me, noteven worth further comment,
  • roy
    he will get away with throwing the book as he is a great help to garda wen they want something or someone ,just to save hes own bk
  • {Batman)
    He'll probably get a slap on the back of the hand..
    with a " Now don't do it again"..

    Check out what these people got for their life of crime in the 1850's..
    See the Link Below..

    It's a pity they don't re-introduce them back for some of the
    scumbags in this town... they get off so lightly these days

    http://www.limerickslife.com/1...
  • Hoof
    Is this poor victim of society's' ills a member of the same "up and coming" family of the same name who have caused a fair degree of mayhem in Garryowen and Keyes Park for some time now?

    And shock, horror, John Devane representing him !!!.

    One would have thought the citys' latest fiction author could have at least taken the time to instruct his client on the art of throwing books. I'd imagine a fair few of his clients have already made that visit to a bookshop in town to buy the first part of his life trilogy, which they can more accurately throw in the fire after proof of purchase is shown.

    Or, a thought has just occurred, was Mr. Curtin given Devanes Ashes instead of the Book of Evidence by mistake?
  • to the point
    the jugdge is likley to throw the book at him
  • colm
    He'll get a sentence for contempt of court or some such but it will run concurrently with his other conviction(s) so once you commit one serious crime there is no incentive not to commit multiple less serious ones. Fighting crime will be an uphill struggle until the flawed system of concurrent sentences is abolished and criminals serve all the time they are sentenced to (e.g. 2 years for this 12 months for that 6 months for the other = 3.5 years in jail NOT 2 years with the last 23 months cancelled for "good behaviour").
  • BockTheRobber
    Charming. What a wonderful human being.
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