Man attempts to change speed limit to get out of ticket

A too-clever motorist in the UK is staring at some jail time after concocting a sign-switching scheme to get out of a speeding ticket.
44-year-old John Hopwood apparently placed a stolen 40 mph speed limit sign over the 30 mph sign that he violated, then took a photo and brought it to court as proof of his innocence. Suffice it to say, it didn't work.
More details of Hopwood's shenanigans at the link.
[Source: UK Mirror]







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Mal Fuller 7:10PM (6/15/2006)
Typical blind justice. (Apologies to Arlo.)
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Grajeda 11:59PM (6/15/2006)
that is a good idea!!!!
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Shak 12:14AM (6/16/2006)
Sigh.. all this when he could have simply photoshopped it.
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Richard Warren 8:15AM (6/16/2006)
#2 Not everyone in the world owns Photoshop or even wants it. Many still think film gives the best results.
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PiCASSO 1:10PM (6/16/2006)
#3. Not everyone in the world owns Photoshop or even wants it. Many still think film gives the best results.
You can always print-out anything that was Photoshop'd. As long as your source was a decent SLR camera... it's as convincing as regular film.
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Amy 12:03AM (6/20/2006)
This gave me a good laugh! I realize it was a crime, but I feel sad he was given jail time when child molesters roam the streets! I would not want to encourage the crime he did, but you have to admit, it was QUITE creative! And it gave me a laugh at the end of my day, okay, a smile, and I am a hard nut to crack!
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