Grooverider jailed for 4 years

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Tiger

my dad told of an article in the daily mail where one lad was sentanced in Saudi for 4 years for having a spec of weed on his shoe, which was so small it was invisible to the naked eye. it got worse, another got 4 years for a few poppy seeds in the fluff of his pocket; the fact that they came from the topping of a bread roll carried no weight in court.

how true both stories are i wouldn't like to say, i mean its not as if associated newspapers have a history of being economicable with the facts when they get in the way of a good story, now do they!?!

I read the same article on the BBC website a while back. here you all go:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7234786.stm

Here's to hoping Grooverider appreciates the irony of being on the BBC payroll.