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New Fri 23 Nov 12 18:01

The correct charge? - CGNorwich

A Mr McKenzie of Dundee has been charged with "culpably and recklessly" producing electricity "with total disregard for the safety of yourself and others".

Sheriff Way asked: "I don't quite understand - how does one culpably and recklessly produce electricity?"

Fiscal depute Laura Bruce said: "The Crown's position is that he had this man-made assembly in his house suspended from the ceiling by thin ropes.

"There was a car battery and cans of petrol nearby."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20463857

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New Fri 23 Nov 12 19:27

The correct charge? - diddy1234

part of me thinks he is stupid but i also think he needs a pat on the back for thinking out of the box

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New Fri 23 Nov 12 20:48

The correct charge? - madf

I take a negative view of these proceedings.

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New Fri 23 Nov 12 20:50

The correct charge? - Armel Coussine

A Wimshurst machine, 30,000 volts and practically no current?

Connect it up to the letterbox and watch the postman cartwheeling across the road, more or less unharmed...

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New Fri 23 Nov 12 20:50

The correct charge? - Bromptonaut

Perhaps we should be careful while the proceedings are live.

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New Fri 23 Nov 12 21:29

The correct charge? - Roger.

The Procurator Fiscal must have blown a fuse.

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New Fri 23 Nov 12 22:12

The correct charge? - Falkirk Bairn

>>The Procurator Fiscal must have blown a fuse.

He would, he charged him!

You never know what might happen in the next few weeks.

Scottish Govt are cutting back on Legal Aid.

If the accused has £68 + left after rent/rates/food etc they have to contribute. Equally if they have more than £750 in cash, they have to pay.

Say, defence fee is £500, Scottish Legal Aid board might pay £300 and lawyer is expected to extract the other £200 from the ne'er do well. Highly unlikely to smell, far less see the £200. If they need a Solicitor say 3 mths later they still will not pay, they will go to another town and hire another solicitor and repeat the process until they run out of firms!

So lawyers are on the point of taking any Legal Aid cases - on the past SLB paid for the whole cost.

Back up of accused in Police Cells, Prison Remand etc and there are time limite within which the accused must appear in court, fail to meet the time the accused walks!

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