This has got to be the mother of all reduced charges.
The man who drove a T-34 tank toward police lines during last year’s anti-government protests in Hungary, as seen in this dramatic photo, is no longer being charged with assault on police. Now, officials say, he will be charged with theft and “traffic violations.”
It turns out, the big question is whether he stopped the tank short of the police line voluntarily or because he ran out of gas, and nobody can prove one way or the other. Heck, I’m just impressed that in a typical street crowd there was somebody who could drive the thing.
Police pull a demonstrator out of a tank which was being driven towards riot police during an anti-government protest in Budapest October 23, 2006. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
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In a related story, I. “Scooter” Libby was attempting to reach the lawyer for the man who drove a T-34 tank toward police lines during last years anti-government protests in Hungary …
- Posted by John C AbellPolice: “Thanks, but no tanks!”
London has increased it’s congestion zone to include Budapest.
In an effort to cut down on traffic congestion, the mayor decided to increase the Daily Fee from $16 to $50 to what Londoners refer to as ‘Yank-Tanks’.
The fine for not paying the daily fee for ‘Yank-tanks’: apparently just that… Being yanked from your tank.
- Posted by FraggalicousTanks and other tracked vehicles are very easy to drive, specially on paved streets at low to medium speed. Little things like curbs and signs don’t bother them and many tanks have a turing radius smaller than a Mini-Cooper. When I was in the military, in Texas and learning to drive a ‘track’ the instructors had us chase jack rabbits. We never caught any but we scared a few.
- Posted by Joe GrykiewiczCommunication gear and targeting equipment are the hard stuff, driving is easy.
Protest? Sheesh! Without the government, where would your tank have come from?
- Posted by Shawn HendricksOctober 23? I was at home all day. By myself. Watching TV. Well, DVDs.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksI hate it when I am pulled out at that last possible instant.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksThere’s an ass-kicking party somewhere in Hungary with one very unhappy security guard as the guest of honor.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksThe judge let him off easy when he realized Vlad was just trying to escape his wife’s armor-piercing voice.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksNice plexiglass shield, dude.
- Posted by Shawn Hendricks