I Need My Driver’s Licence
Defendant: ‘Don’t take away my driver’s license: I need it to commute between my two wives and fulfill my matrimonial duties.’ Moronic Sheriff John C. Morris: ‘Ah, sure! Didn’t think about that. Well, drive less fast next time.’
I’m not making it up:
When it comes to avoiding a ban for speeding, the courts hear every excuse in the book.
But yesterday one motorist offered what must be a unique reason why he should keep his licence.
Mohammed Anwar said a ban would make it difficult to commute between his two wives and fulfil his matrimonial duties.
His lawyer told a Scottish court the Muslim restaurant owner has one wife in Motherwell and another in Glasgow - he is allowed up to four under his religion - and sleeps with them on alternate nights.
He also needed his driving licence to run his restaurant in Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
Airdrie Sheriff Court had heard that Anwar was caught driving at 64mph in a 30mph zone in Glasgow, fast enough to qualify for instant disqualification.
Anwar admitted the offence, but Sheriff John C. Morris accepted his plea not to be banned and allowed him to keep his licence.
Instead, he was fined £200 and given six penalty points
Lorna Jackson, from the road safety charity Brake, called the decision, in what’s probably the understatement of the month, “astonishing.”
“Astonishing” isn’t quite the word for it. “Moronic” is better.
Firstly, since when is polygamy or bigamy allowed? Secondly, even if it’s allowed, that’s still not a good reason to keep your license if you drive twice as fast as you’re allowed.
Sanam comments: “It is true I have two wives. Muslim men are allowed up to four. But I am not a religious leader and it is not my place to comment. As a matter of respect to my wives I would not comment on my home life.” He added: “The sheriff did not ban me because I need my licence to run my business, although my wives were also part of the decision.”
Hey, Sanam, how about you going back to the country you came from in the first place?
Actually, the part I’m astonished about is that no one seems to be much concerned that this guy is married to two women. We call that bigamy in this country. Britain must be more advanced than us. Wait a minute, the scribbler’s gingerly addressing the subject…
And we’re all done with that. It’s OK with Islam. I know they’re getting soft on Sharia over there but I wouldn’t mind hearing from an expert or an advocate or someone on whether extra wives is kosher in the UK.
I wonder how long it’s going to be before we hear a man justifying beating his youngest wife with a stick because she disobeyed him and being let off by the judge for this reason.
Ugh.
Already happened in Germany.
"Hey, Sanam, how about you going back to the country you came from in the first place?"
As soon as you crawl back to the European hellhole your ancestors came from.
And his name isnt Sanam. Thats the name of his restaurant. LOL.
His name is Mohammed Anwar.
Wow you really prove what a mine of informed comment bloggers can be!!
LMAO, ahhh you gotta love the drive-by commenters. At least it’s probably walking distance eh Michael?
LOL yep it is Claudia.
Michael,
Actually the judge told the wife that if she marries a Muslim, she should expect being beaten by him, since it is his religious right. The whole thing caused quite a scandal and if I remember correctly, it was overturned in appeal.
But I don’t remember the husband invoking this argument, the judge brought it up herself.