Grandmother Criminalised For Selling Goldfish To Teen
Victim or Villain?
Often we see old laws as quirky and out of date, and irrelevant to todays needs. More dangerous to civil liberties and common sense are the new laws which seem to be there solely to collect money – and also destroy lives for the pettiest of reasons. And these laws are the ones that Councils enforce rabidly.
Take the case of a family duo selling goldfish, which resulted in a great grandmother from Manchester being fined £1000 for selling to a teenager. It is against the law to commit this crime.
The 69 year old was tagged after an undercover sting operation where Council Officials sent in a teen to buy a pet – not heroin, not guns or knives… but a goldfish.
As a result Joan Higgins is now tagged, cannot attend bingo and is unable to babysit her great grandchild. Her tag puts her under house arrest for eight months within a curfew period of 7pm till 7am.
This case , according to the Council , is for our safety.
Iain Veitch, head of public protection at Trafford Council, said:
‘Let this conviction send out a message that we will not tolerate those who cause unnecessary suffering to animals.’
Legal proceedings cost the Council £20,000. Who will protect the ordinary people of the UK ?
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