So basically on Wednesday, I was walking home from the pub which I live 5 minutes away from.
I was about 2 minutes away from home when the cops pulled me over and issued me with a fine for Public Drunkenness.
In my defense, I was quite drunk, but was perfectly capable of walking home. I was kind of really tired, so I was walking pretty slowly.
I wasn't cheeky to the cops nor loud or anything, since I'm a pretty quiet drunk. When they pulled me over, my speech was slightly slurred, but I told them that I was only a few minutes away from home and they still booked me.
I was neither being rowdy or a nuisance and the bartender can vouch for me, since I was having a pretty terrible day in my personal life.
I ended up getting an infringement notice to pay 6 penalty units, so a fine for $870
What are the chances of taking this to court and getting the fine revoked? I've heard of cases being thrown out of court.
I find it frankly ridiculous, since I'm not sure why I would have taken a cab home for a 5 minute walk.
The cops probably needed to fill their quota. Owell, they are a necessary evil unfortunately.