A man in the Dutch city of The Hague was charged with 3G BH, after hitting a colleague with his mobile phone. A police spokesman said that he had never heard of an iPhone being used in this way before and hoped it was not going to be a repeat call.He went on to say; 'We've been hearing a lot about high tech crimes in the police station lately but I think this can only be classed as a low tech crime carried out by a low brow, with a high tech device'.
The irony was that the perpetrator had the Police emergency number programmed into his speed dial and accidently hit the 'hot key' when attacking his 'friend'. So he not only committed the crime but also reported himself too. A Police spokesman said that a man is helping the Police with their enquiries and a rather tricky crossword puzzle.
Court Judgement
In court, the judge let him off with a caution and sentenced him to 1 month of community service. This involves helping the over-60's program their iPhone's. He has to teach them how to use all of its extensive facilities and explain predictive text to them! Good Luck! The poor man was taken away screaming and sobbing hysterically begging to be locked up instead!
Russel Crowe threw a Tantrum and his iPhone
The most famous perpetrator of this crime recently was Russel Crowe the Hollywood actor who damaged a member of the hotel staff where he was staying, by throwing his phone at him.
In LA, Mr Crowe was charged with assault with a cool weapon i.e. the phone but was let off with a caution, when he promised to pay off the hotel clerk with a load of cash. The US justice system comes through again for the little guy. Woo! Woo! Hi Five everyone!
NB: We are all too familiar with the term GBH in the UK but this may not be as clear to people from outside the UK. Let me explain a little more. In police and criminal terms, GBH means an assault that causes Grievous Bodily Harm. So, 3G BH is Grievous Bodily Harm with a 3G phone but now I'm giving away the plot! Call me!
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