Risking arrest for safe sex
2004-03-15 12:54
Australia - An Australian man caught driving without a licence told police he was on an urgent mission to deliver condoms to his cousin.
The Northern Territory News reports magistrates in Darwin heard how 24-year-old Lee Collinson was pulled over by officers in October.
When asked why he was driving without a licence, he said: "My cousin was about to (have sex with) this girl and he needed his bum bag because it had his condoms in it."
Magistrate David Loadman said: "Carrying condoms to a mate who is in desperate need must be something much better than the good Samaritan ever did.
"I cannot imagine the scene. This woman, about to embrace passionately, is waiting for the condom arrival. Bizarre in the extreme."
He told Collinson: "When the Poms ask Australians to define mateship, your circumstances could serve as a very good example."
Collinson, of Darwin, was fined $100. Outside court he said: "I don't regret my actions and I would do it again. My cousin is like a brother to me.
"And at least he was practising safe sex. He was being responsible. He got the condoms and I think he had a good night." - Ananova.com
- AFP