mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 24/1/04 at 09:36 PM |
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THE CHEAPER OF TWO EVILS
If you think we have it hard in blighty read this story my cuz sent me R13 = 1 +-
THE CHEAPER OF TWO EVILS
Two recent court cases have earned the attention of newspaper readers in
South Africa. One person was fined R1 000 for not having a TV licence.
Another was released on bail for R500 after being arrested for murder.
The moral of this South African story:
if you do not have a TV licence and the inspector comes round, kill him.
You'll save R500.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 12:19 AM |
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please resise yer avatar
is nackering up the screen format
atb
steve
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Northy
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 12:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
please resise yer avatar
is nackering up the screen format
atb
steve
It's now dead Jim, but not as we know it 
Graham
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 08:26 AM |
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thats the same as over here
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Spyderman
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 05:02 PM |
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As I understood it the fine for not having a TV licence was £1,000, which would be R13,000.
A little bit steeper!
It has been known for a good while that if you try to defraud the institutions you get shafted, whereas if you assault, rob, kill, etc, you just get a
slap on the wrist!
Vive la revolutione!
I think we need a revolution to get thing into perspective!
Terry
Spyderman
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JoelP
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 05:55 PM |
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i wouldnt dream of getting a tv license. The Beeb is crap, i object to the condesending tone of the comercials, plus some say it violates the human
rights act.
if the tossers ever turn up on my doorstep, i shall ridicule them, and tell them to sod off. like they have right of entry to
'inspect' your house...
wankers....
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MikeR
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 06:39 PM |
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Actually I've been told that they have to ask to enter your house. If you say no they have to go away and get the police to accompany them
back.....
Should give you enough time to cut the plug of the tv and take it up stairs!
Not sure how this work with regard to warrants - ie i thought police had to have a warrant to enter and search a house.
The other one I heard is that they can't go round after 7pm.
Not sure how true any of this is, just idle pub conversation.
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 07:16 PM |
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A friend of mine hasn't had a tv for 6 years and gets letters all the time telling him he hasn't got a license. At the house we lived in
before this one I used to get them threatening me with prosecution as I didn't have a license for No15, thing was we lived at No19 and did have
a license.
I think it's wrong to be prosecuted for just owning the equipment to receive a signal, I thought the basis of law was that you are innocent
until proven guilty.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Carl.H
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 07:42 PM |
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You’re allowed to have a TV just not tuned in.
My granddad only watches vids so he doesn’t have a license
I drink to make other people interesting.
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JoelP
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 08:50 PM |
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yeah, i once wrote and told them it was for the N64, they never bothered me after that.
my sister got prosecuted cos it was tuned in, but she really didnt use it anyway. they let her off when she agreed to get a licence.
police have to have permission from you or a court order to enter your house, though sometimes they may just come in if the door is open etc and no
one tells them not to. They thought i was robbing myself one time and walked straight past me into the house!!! wasnt too bothered cos i wasnt up to
no good anyway.
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