Menace on the Highway
A caller to the 999 emergency number in West Yorkshire, England, wished to report someone riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt — an offense that under British law can result in a 500 pound (US$650) fine. The scofflaw, police confirmed, was a woman riding in the back of a car heading to the State Opening of Parliament: Queen Elizabeth II. A police spokesman had this to say about the event: “I cannot stress enough that the 999 number is for emergencies only.” Under U.K. law, the queen is exempt from criminal law. (RC/BBC) ...Though she’s not exempt from the laws of physics.Original Publication Date: 16 July 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
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