Police Not Amused by Drunk Driver's Smiley

[hevnsnt]

BESANCON, France (Reuters) - A man who erased his drunk-driving record from a police computer and replaced it with a winking "smiley face" graphic ended up with a suspended license and a fine when police failed to see the funny side.

The 19-year-old computer whiz had been arrested for drunk driving and summoned to appear in court in Besancon, in eastern France, the French daily Liberation reported Tuesday. Finding an unmanned computer as he arrived at the police station for his hearing, the man decided to test the good humor of the court by sneaking into the database.

He deleted his file from the computer's hard drive and inserted "" -- the text message shorthand for a winking smiley face -- in its place.

But rather than smiling at the prank, the judge handed the man a three-month suspended prison sentence, a $425 fine and suspended his driving license for three months.

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[guyver01]

hmm... he's lucky they didnt throw him in jail for hacking or something.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: guyver01
hmm... he's lucky they didnt throw him in jail for hacking or something.

Very!

But a good prank nevertheless


Confused

 

[alm99]

I already beat you to this, repost

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: axiom
Hacking what exactly? A desk chair? He used an unmanned Police Computer.

He deleted his file from the computer's hard drive and inserted "" -- the text message shorthand for a winking smiley face -- in its place.

i dunno, but deleting someone elses computer files seems to fall under computer crime to me.

 

[Geekbabe]

LOL, did he use a cheezy AIM smile?

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
LOL, did he use a cheezy AIM smile?

He should have used the MSN smileys, they're much cooler.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: axiom

Originally posted by: guyver01
hmm... he's lucky they didnt throw him in jail for hacking or something.

Hacking what exactly? A desk chair? He used an unmanned Police Computer.

I like this story though. It's quite clever.

The best drunk driving related story is of the guy we saw in my drivers Ed. course. They were showing a video on DUIs. There is this guy dancing around on the road in nothing but his boxers, with a orange construction cone over his head. In the background, you can see that he has made a valorous attempt to wrap his truck around a tree, and almost literally did so. The police officer walks up to him and says:
Police Officer: Sir, are you drunk?
Drunk Guy: *dances*
P.O.: SIR, are you drunk?
D.G.: *continues dancing*
P.O. (getting annoyed): Sir, have you been drinking?
D.G.: *pulls cone off his head and puts it to his mouth like a megaphone* NOOOO!!!!!
D.G.: *passes out from the exertion*

The great part about this is the guy only wrecked his own property, didnt hurt anyone else (except the tree), and got busted for endangering everyone else on or near a road.

 

[hevnsnt]

doh.. I searched and didnt see it.. Well your desc. could have been a little more clear..

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: axiom
Hacking what exactly? A desk chair? He used an unmanned Police Computer.

He deleted his file from the computer's hard drive and inserted "" -- the text message shorthand for a winking smiley face -- in its place.

i dunno, but deleting someone elses computer files seems to fall under computer crime to me.

Well, it was HIS file.