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Gay plan to bribe police, goes to jail

Twenty-something Samuel Gay, crashed his car into a drain after his drinking session. The police constable came to investigate and ask Mr. Gay to do the breathalyser test. When Gay failed the test, he took out a stack of $50 notes. He then held out a couple of them to the investigating policeman and asked the officers: 'Can you settle this matter like the Malaysian police?' Despite repeated warnings from the Policeman to put his money away, Gay kept up his offer of the bribe, and even tried to shove the bill into Policeman's hand, asking him to 'settle this'. It is at that moment, the policeman decieded to placed him under arrest. During the trial, the judge pass his sentence - For drink driving, Gay was fined $3,700. But for the act of attempted bribing, Gay was thrown behind bars for three months. Ouch!

 

Updated On: 07.07.30