Corey Brown had been ordered to do 150 hours of community service for his role in the theft of a pensioner’s car, but when he failed to turn up for the work sessions five times he was hauled back into court to be given a curfew and an electronic tag.
But he was spared after complaining that the punishment would ruin his plans for a night out on his 21st birthday.
Recorder David Hall told a stunned courtroom: ‘It would be a tyrant who tagged someone on their 21st birthday and at Christmas.’
Turning to Brown– who had sat smirking throughout the hearing at Warwick Crown Court – Recorder Hall then said: ‘If I give you seven more hours [of community service] to do, and you keep out of trouble, is that a fair deal?’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2073589/Only-tyrant-tag-21st-birthday-Judge-spares-man-caught-keys-stolen-car-celebrate.html#ixzz1gU4R1ixH
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