An English man, Neil McArdle, age
36 and too old for this kind of mess, took a potentially embarrassing situation
and hard talk with his fiancé, in-laws and guests, and got himself a year in
prison. The expectant groom had
apparently not checked the paperwork to get legally married and had not
properly booked the wedding hall. He apparently realized this the night before
the wedding. He got up early, apparently
intending to tell his fiancé, but fretted because “the wedding was all she
talked about.” So, instead of telling
her, he came up with a cunning plan: he’d
call in a bomb threat to the wedding hall, and all weddings would be called off
for the day, then he’d rebook in time to get the paperwork done on time.
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He did call in the bomb
threat. All hell broke loose. People were evacuated. The police came. They
checked the building, and the all-clear was given. Then the staff tried to help the couple out
by setting up the “delayed” wedding only to look at the books and realize that
the couple wasn’t on the books. The
in-laws suspected him, and the fiance’s sister said, “You probably done the
bomb scare yourself.” Sounds like
Christmas with the in-laws was already going to be awesome before, more awesome
now.
The police being the police also
quickly traced the call to McArdle and arrested him. He professed to shame and embarrassment
being his motive. The judge believed
him, but didn’t care, throwing him in jail for a year (which seems fair).
The fiancé is standing by him for
now. But, a year is a long time, and
McArdle sounds pretty pitiful. A year is plenty of time for her sister to get
in her ear about how no-account a husband he would be to not fill out the
paperwork, not tell her, then call in a bomb threat. Makes you wonder what else he’d lie about and
what other lengths he’d go to to cover up his lies. Doesn’t sound like good
marriage material to me.
Full story and quote source: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/22/groom-jailed-wedding-day-bomb-hoax?CMP=twt_gu
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