Champagne

[jakeblu]

Try getting away with that excuse if you walk out of Tescos with a bottle of white lightening without paying

The prosecution had described the alleged offence as “brazen”, “thought-out” and “planned”. It was alleged that the two men, who arrived at the store on 1 May 2017 at about 12.15pm, filled a branded Fortnum & Mason bag with the champagne and walked out of the shop.............Douglas Vallender, who said he knew where to pay, said that in this instance paying for the items had “slipped both our minds”.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ared-of-stealing-champagne-from-fortnum-mason

 

[Cobra]

Love the "defence", it seems legit to me

The father, who has high blood pressure and had taken medication which has side-effects, said he had been feeling unwell,
and his son, who wants to be a merchant banker, needed to complete an application form that day.

 

[jakeblu]

Love the "defence", it seems legit to me

The father, who has high blood pressure and had taken medication which has side-effects, said he had been feeling unwell,
and his son, who wants to be a merchant banker, needed to complete an application form that day.

Ah the classic, I'm on medication excuse. Problem is, it only works for the rich.

 

[andyred]

Drink it in store, then you can use the defence you were drunk, so forgot

 

[Graham W]

They should have been banged up for buying slim fit jeans.

 

[andya700]

Had they been unemployed they would have gone to prison.
One rule for the rich property developers and the like and another rule for the rest of us.

 

[Cartus]

I’m baffled by this as well as the B.Stokes trial.

What next, an MBE for Danny Cipriani for pleading guilty?

 

[Tringa]

"Slipped both our minds"!

We have to accept the jury's decision and I support the jury system strongly, but how did they buy that one?

Dave

 

[Cobra]

"Slipped both our minds"!

We have to accept the jury's decision and I support the jury system strongly, but how did they buy that one?

Dave

Perhaps they had been sharing the Champagne with them?

 

[jakeblu]

"Slipped both our minds"!

We have to accept the jury's decision and I support the jury system strongly, but how did they buy that one?

Dave

Classic excuse for the celebs or rich, works just about every time

 

[Cagey75]

Had they been unemployed they would have gone to prison.
One rule for the rich property developers and the like and another rule for the rest of us.

Sad, but true.