This guy could be a Clinton.
And Sweden should be ashamed of themselves.
A man prosecuted of committing a series of minor traffic violations in southern Sweden has been partially let off the hook after the court heard he had a phobia of official letters, or so-called “window envelopes”.
The 49-year-old man appeared in court after having driven his unregistered scooter under the influence of alcohol and without a licence near the town of Vittsjö, in southern Sweden. But after stating that he has a phobia of any kind of official-looking mail, known as so-called “window envelopes” in Sweden, the court partially ruled in the man’s favour, saying he could not have known that he needed a licence for the scooter without having to open the frightening letters.
The man was arrested for driving without a licence, driving under the influence of alcohol and for committing a string of other traffic offences in July last year and in April this year. Because of his phobia, however, he was not convicted of driving without a licence. During his court appearance, the man stated that “purely the sight of [a window envelope letter] results in severe anxiousness” and he therefore didn’t know that he needed a licence to ride it.
Ok then, you’re good to go.
No intent here, move along.
Send him a notification (in a window envelope) that he won some sort of national sweepstakes. If he calls the phone number then you know he lied
A license for a scooter. Ha, ha, haaaah! Just riding one is worse punishment than a fine.
I’ll remember that defense, though.
I’m afraid of taxes.
Are we good, now?!?
“phobia of any kind of official-looking mail”
I get it.
Leave me the eff alone, please.
The IRS uses window envelopes, doesn’t it?
Hmmm…
😛
Oh, my sad poor people, they don’t do Windows. Sweden has fallen!
Window envelopes?
Fear of defenstration?
I have fear of Bill Gates. Does that count?