zwiebel
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A man in Oldham, UK has become (probably) the first person in the world to be banned from approaching any kind of coin-operated slot machine, until 2020.
Russell Stansfield, who has a long criminal history of minor thefts, is still allowed to buy subway tickets - but the court-ordered Criminal Behaviour Order specifies he must 'move quickly away' from the machine afterwards. He is also banned from going near coin payphones....unless it's an emergency.
Besides being banned from using slot machines, I can't help thinking it might have been a good idea for Stansfield to have been banned from putting his foot in his mouth with media too:
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/91604/paying-the-price
Russell Stansfield, who has a long criminal history of minor thefts, is still allowed to buy subway tickets - but the court-ordered Criminal Behaviour Order specifies he must 'move quickly away' from the machine afterwards. He is also banned from going near coin payphones....unless it's an emergency.
Besides being banned from using slot machines, I can't help thinking it might have been a good idea for Stansfield to have been banned from putting his foot in his mouth with media too:
Its just weird, if Im honest, there are so many things I cant do, he said. If Im at the hospital for hours, for example, I cant buy food from the machines.
But he admitted the order could also be a blessing: At least I have an excuse not to pay for things, he joked.
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/91604/paying-the-price