A TRINIDADIAN -BORN LAWYER DEFENDING ANOTHER TRINI IN NEWYORK, ACCUSED OF BURGLARY TRIED THIS CREATIVE DEFENCE: MY CLIENT MERELY INSERTED HIS ARM INTO THE WINDOW AN REMOVED A FEW TRIFLING ARTICLES. HIS ARM IS NOT HIMSELF, AN I FAIL TO SEE HOW U CAN PUNISH THE WHOLE INDIVIDUAL FOR AN OFENCE COMMITTED BY HIS LIMB". " WELL PUT, THE JUDGE REPLIED. " USING YOUR LOGIC, I SENTENCE THE DEFENDANT'S ARM TO 5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT. ..HE CAN ACCOMPANY IT OR NOT, AS HE CHOOSES.. THE TRINI DEFENDANT SMILED...WITH HIS LAWYER ASSISTANCE, HE DETACHED HIS ARTIFICIAL LIMB, LAID IT ON THE BENCH AN WALKED OUT....MORAL HERE IS " DOH MESS WITH AH TRINI!!!!!
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