From the country that gave us pseudo-free market icon Adam Smith, here’s a story that should really get you revved up:
A DRIVER spent two nights in jail after being accused of “revving his car in a racist manner”. Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism. But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.
Witnesses claimed he had been trying to intimidate a Libyan couple on the pavement. Ronnie, of Stirling, claims he was only revving the powerful V8 engine to avoid another £15,000 repair bill.
Talk about driving on a road to hell paved with good intentions.
6:03 am on June 30, 2009