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Subject: [OM] Re: Speeding fines, as far OT as possible
From: Vlad the Impaler <jonas@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:30:14 +0200
ScottGee1 wrote:

> This has to be urban legend, but . . .
> Years ago, one of my co-workers insisted he read that one of the 
> Scandinavian countries had such a problem with drunk drivers causing fatal 
> accidents that a zero tolerance policy was enacted. Supposedly, some guy 
> violated a couple times and was given the death penalty which was carried 
> out by electrocution, broadcast on TV.
> Since the Internet didn't even exist when I heard this, I had no way of 
> verifying the story. ;o) This thread reminded me of it.
> ScottGee1

There has been no death penalty in Scandinavia for ages and ages. That would 
have been thought extremely barbaric. Sounds more like the USA :-)

Jonas


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