BBC News - Derry man's spit made police vehicle unusable
A Londonderry man who spat on the door of a police vehicle has been ordered to do 175 hours of community service.
A prosecution lawyer said that after McEleney spat on the vehicle it was unfit for use.
The lawyer said it had to be cleaned again before it could be used.
Deputy District Judge Peter King ordered McEleney to undertake 175 hours of community service and pay compensation of £138 for the cleaning of the police vehicle.
why did this even go to court, police wasted £1000s going to court for a man spitting on a door.
how does spit on a door make a car unusable and cost £138 to clean? surely a car windscreen or general wipe would have cleaned it
they take this **** to court but give someone else a warning for assault
A Londonderry man who spat on the door of a police vehicle has been ordered to do 175 hours of community service.
A prosecution lawyer said that after McEleney spat on the vehicle it was unfit for use.
The lawyer said it had to be cleaned again before it could be used.
Deputy District Judge Peter King ordered McEleney to undertake 175 hours of community service and pay compensation of £138 for the cleaning of the police vehicle.
why did this even go to court, police wasted £1000s going to court for a man spitting on a door.
how does spit on a door make a car unusable and cost £138 to clean? surely a car windscreen or general wipe would have cleaned it
they take this **** to court but give someone else a warning for assault