Aussie straps in beer, not child | Thread profile

Quote: A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child. Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory. They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child...

I guess it's all about priorities.

Quote: Originally Posted by edesignuk BBC . Huh? Why is that bad? The kid should've been holding the case.

This sounds like something I'd expect to happen here in the great white-trash state of Ohio.

well the kid can heal. Beer on the other hand can not.

Quote: Originally Posted by mrwizardno2 This sounds like something I'd expect to happen here in the great white-trash state of Ohio. But it happened in the great white-trash country of Australia. The Northern Territories isn't a place particularly famous for responsible drinking, or normal ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Abstract But it happened in the great white-trash country of Australia. Why I outta.... *shakes fist* Seriously, bones heal, cuts heal, scratches heal but a busted beer - there's no coming back from that...

Was it something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtwkDGlpWJk

Driver buckles beer in car, but not child DARWIN, Australia (AP) -- An Australian driver who secured a carton of beer in his car with a seat belt but left a 5-year-old child unrestrained was fined 750 Australian dollars ($710; €460), police said Tuesday. Constable Wayne Burnett said he was "shocked and appalled" when he pulled over the unregistered car on Friday in the ...

I thought this had a familiar ring to it. Florida.