General / Off-Topic Is this the kind of value we eant?

[starman]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/cambridge-student-ronald-coyne-should-be-kicked-out-of-university-for-burning-%C2%A320-note-in-front-of-homeless-man/ar-AAmO9fv?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartanntp

Maybe ya know him.

 

[Adept]

I rather hope they do kick him out.

 

[metatheurgist]

In a lot of countries destroying legal tender is a crime. Were it up to me I'd prosecute him to the full extent of the law.

 

[Ian Skippy]

Thats disgusting. No point in giving an education to someone with that moral compass...

 

[Minonian]

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[Patrick_68000]

He gave his soul to the devil

 

[Arry]

In a lot of countries destroying legal tender is a crime. Were it up to me I'd prosecute him to the full extent of the law.

It is in the UK. It is defacing the crown.

 

[Yaffle]

It is in the UK. It is defacing the crown.

You need to look here - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/18-19/13/section/12

Which does not refer to destruction, merely to defacing. It's the only legislation I am aware of over destroying banknotes. The 1971 coinage act makes it illegal to deface a post 1969 coin without the right permissions.

As for destroying a picture of the queen I can't find any law on that at all, or every time someone destroyed an envelope with a stamp on it would be a criminal offence. The closest legislation to that is here - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/11-12/12/contents and I can't see any case in there, this is hardly about deposing the monarchy.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Certainly an influence of "A Clockwork Orange" --- Quickly ! put him back in the right way

 

[AluminumAlloy]

"Money, so they say, is the root of all evil today"

Damn straight...