Man Fined $400 For Impersonating A Moron
from the no,-seriously dept
Okay, here's a quick one that I'm posting because it's amusing. Apparently a guy in Canada has been fined $400 for telling the cops his name was Andrew Moron after he was caught drinking beer at a beach. What's illegal about that? Well there's a ban on alcohol at the location and, the guy's name is actually Alan Henry, and so the police charged him with "impersonation to avoid arrest." So, basically, he was charged with impersonating a moron. Of course, one might argue that it's not impersonation if it's true...Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Of course, you have to be a real Moron to think that an cop would be dumb enough to not notice the last name...
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Unless you assumed the cop was
a) a moron
b) in a hurry
c) both
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EPIC
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Did he actually say "Andrew", or did he use what the police thought was his first initial, the way you have it in the title: A Moron.
Because I'm thinking this might all be a misunderstanding. Perhaps the mounties asked him to toss his can of Labatt Blue in the trash, he couldn't quite hear them, and asked, "Eh, moron?"....
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Welsh
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BS Charge
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"A. Moron" is someone's name
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Yay!
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A. Moron
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Well someone is A Moron !!
He would not have been charged for being a moron, he would have IF anything been charged for providing a false identity.
Im quite sure if your name was "A. Moron" you would not be arrested for having that name..
Or may be the cop was not too bright Eh,,
and when the guy was pulled over he said
"sorry officer, im a moron..... for speeding....."
Police man,, "Derrrrrr ok, your name is A moron ?? "
Allen, NO, I said im A Moron "for" being pulled over...
So you ARE a moron,, ok,, can I see your license ? Mr Moron ?
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Impersonating to avoid arrest
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@22
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heres an idea
open it to "m"
look up A. Moron
give him a call or her and ask there opinion on all this...
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WHats your name son
man says
sorry i am "a moron" i was going to fast..."
Cop says
out of the car your under arrest , as i know A. Moron, and your not him....that is impersonation you're coming with us to jail.
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Officer: "What's your name, son?"
Andrew: "Andy."
Officer: "Your whole name."
Andrew: "It's Andrew, moron".
Now does that make the cop the moron for taking it as an actual name?
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The Famous Moron in a Hurry
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punctuation is your friend
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Moron is a legit name!
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