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A DRIVER spent two nights in jail after being accused of “revving his car in a racist manner”.
Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism.
But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.
Witnesses claimed he had been trying to intimidate a Libyan couple on the pavement. Ronnie, of Stirling, claims he was only revving the powerful V8 engine to avoid another £15,000 repair bill.
But off-duty Chief Inspector Eoin Jenkins thought he was targeting Muslim Isam Maigel and his wife Hana Saad.
Using an interpreter, Hana Saad, 23, said he had degraded them “maybe because we are Muslim”.
Ronnie claims he was only trying to prevent the repeat of a engine problem had had suffered earlier with the Esprit.
He said: “I’ve had problems with the Lotus since I bought it. I paid £15,000 for a new engine in 2003.
“As soon as I started the car the oil pressure light wouldn’t go out. I accept I revved the engine – it’s a V8 twin turbo and is noisy and frightening.
“I would openly apologise to this couple. I am not a racist.”
He is now considering an appeal against his conviction – and also plans to sell the Lotus. He said: “It has been nothing but trouble.”
What have you elected to work and represent you…will you do it again?
bad racist car lol!!! 8)
How on earth can you rev your car in a racist manner? :?: :?: :?:
The mind does boggle :shock: :shock: :shock:
He was convicted of breach of the peace, the allegation of racism was dropped because it may have been a misunderstanding, so what’s the problem?
This is an old trick that we used to do in my younger days. You wait until a suitable pedestrian approaches your car and when they are least expecting it you rev the engine hard making a loud noise and cause then to panic.
I wonder if this guy accompanied his ”innocent revving” with any sort of behaviour that might have given rise to the accusation. Laughing at the pedestrians, gestures, words of abuse – that sort of thing.
Mr Bigstuff wrote:He was convicted of breach of the peace, the allegation of racism was dropped because it may have been a misunderstanding, so what’s the problem?[/quotThe problem is that if it was a white person walking by, would he then be accused of racism ??? its a car engine not a poster glaringly stating the fact that he hates muslims isn’t it ??!! Bloody unbelievable and its no wonder this once great country has become such a lapdog to the likes of George Bush :evil: :roll:
@geoff wrote:
I regularly rev up my car in a racist manner. I’ve taught my engine to say “I’m gonna get you, you miserable foriegn scumbag”. I don’t see what the problem is.
Can you tell me how you did it please ?? My car is a british motor and i’d quite like to teach her to do the same :wink: :P
The guy said himself that a V8 twin turbo engine is noisy and frightening so that’s why he got convicted for breach of the peace. It’s understandable that the couple felt intimidated and don’t forget that witnesses told police that the driver was trying to intimidate them. So I don’t see any problem with the case.
@Mr Bigstuff wrote:
The guy said himself that a V8 twin turbo engine is noisy and frightening so that’s why he got convicted for breach of the peace. It’s understandable that the couple felt intimidated and don’t forget that witnesses told police that the driver was trying to intimidate them. So I don’t see any problem with the case.
And no doubt the witnesses were the muslim family walking with them ?? :? :P
@geoff wrote:
If I told you that, I’d have to strap a backpack full of explosives to my car and tell it to come seek you out! :lol:
:shock: :shock: :P :wink:
@geoff wrote:
@Mr Bigstuff wrote:
The guy said himself that a V8 twin turbo engine is noisy and frightening so that’s why he got convicted for breach of the peace. It’s understandable that the couple felt intimidated and don’t forget that witnesses told police that the driver was trying to intimidate them. So I don’t see any problem with the case.
Well, in a land that is probably 90% V8 engines… I feel sorry for Americans revving up their engines now!! Racist bastards!
George Bush isnt racist :P :P :wink:
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