Impartiality Is In The Scales Of The Wigged
Story 1: Driver jailed 2 weeks for lying to customs officer
Story 2: Tycoon jailed 1 day (2 hours) for lying under oath
A man lies over a petty offence, never once swore or put on record he was telling “nothing but the truth”, and gets 2 weeks jail.
Another man lies while under oath, but gets a day’s jail. Sure mitigating factors include ailing health and what not, but to say the middleman is more to blame is simply… fame and fortune gets double discounts you know. Discount in the meted judgement, followed by the discount to release him after just two hours.
A man of his age and knowledge of the world, would surely know that it was an illegal transaction, otherwise there would not be a need to be sneaky all about it. Like the prosecution said, he is as guilty as the middleman.
Or are we saying there aren’t any signs (like the petrol level warnings at the Causeway) to warn would-be offenders that it’s a crime to lie under oath?
Yet another interesting comparison to ponder about.