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| Master Fan   Joined: Sep 2001
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| Student in jail for stolen beer glass Student in jail for stolen beer glass A MUNICH court has freed a US student who spent four weeks in custody after he tried to steal a beer glass from the city's famous Hofbraeuhaus beer hall. Munich prosecutors filed charges of violent theft against 22-year-old Christopher Tansay of New Mexico after his attempt to take the one-litre glass - worth 8 euros ($13.68) - ended in a scuffle with a security guard. The Munich administrative court convicted him and imposed a fine of 1,260 euros ($2,155). The charge can carry a prison term of one year or more, but a court-appointed expert, Wolfgang Eissenmenger, told the hearing that stealing beer glasses "is a sport at the Oktoberfest and the Hofbraeuhaus". Judge Christian Gassner wished Tansay "all the best" as he closed the hearing. He said he regretted the fact that the sociology student had spent time in custody. The Associated Press Talk about a waste of prison resourse! | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Dec 2000
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| Glad they didn't stop me __________________ Is this because I'm a lesbian? | |||
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| I don't think it was for stealing the beer glass, it was for the altercation with the security guard. __________________ Is this because I'm a lesbian? | |||
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However personally if the beer glass was only 8 euros why on earth didn't he try to pay for the thing? __________________ Does George Bush remember he put his hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution, and not the other way around? -- Bill Maher Stop the CCCP=Corporate Controlled Conservative Press | |||
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| Loyal Fan  Joined: Mar 2002
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| wow - i stole a book from a pub on sat night after my drunken friends dared me, i'm glad there wasn't an over zealous security guard there. I don't understand why he had to stay in custody for four weeks. __________________ tash Well, isn't it comforting to know that being miserable is still better than being an idiot? - Clare Fisher | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
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| A beer glass? I bet a lot of those glasses get broken anyhow by raucous drinkers... | |||
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| Part-Time Fan Joined: Jun 2003
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| damn, drunken stupors... | |||
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