{"id":10090,"date":"2012-08-23T13:40:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=10090"},"modified":"2012-08-23T13:40:20","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:40:20","slug":"welsh-prat-banned-again-and-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=10090","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Prat Banned (Again) And Jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Griffiths is one of that special breed of man. Specifically, he <strong>looks<\/strong> like a man, but is actually pond life slime.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a title=\"Wales Online - Drink-driver hospitalises four\" href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/2012\/08\/22\/drink-driver-who-hospitalised-four-had-been-banned-from-driving-14-times-91466-31676225\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> this article in Wales Online<\/a>, his achievements amount to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ploughed into another car leaving four people needing hospital treatment<\/li>\n<li>15 previous court appearances for 62 other offences<\/li>\n<li>14 convictions for driving while banned<\/li>\n<li>leaving the scene of an accident (with wheel spin)<\/li>\n<li>failing to report an accident<\/li>\n<li>skidmarks 10m long<\/li>\n<li>lying to police about being involved<\/li>\n<li>aggravated vehicle taking<\/li>\n<li>driving without a licence\/while disqualified<\/li>\n<li>driving without insurance<\/li>\n<li>driving under the influence of alcohol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But hey! His defence lawyer, Laurence Jones, said he had shown \u201cgenuine remorse\u201d. Fortunately, the Recorder (or Magistrate) knew that this was complete bullshit, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You are a menace to road users. You cannot or will not learn from the sentences the court has imposed on you in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Rarely, if ever, have I seen a motoring record that compares to yours. It is appalling. I regret the powers I have are so limited.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He was jailed for 16 months (so he\u2019ll be out just after Christmas, probably) and banned for 3 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Griffiths is one of that special breed of man. Specifically, he looks like a man, but is actually pond life slime. 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