We’ve been under curfew since March 20. Although most of us are obeying the movement restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19, police have prosecuted over 800 people who left their homes unnecessarily.
By refusing to stay at home, these violators risked receiving maximum prison terms of 18 moths and fines up to $10,000.
Here are some of the bizarre excuses the curfew law breakers told the court and police.
Heads
Heading the list is the most bizarre excuse ever. After police stopped her car, a woman said she was on her way to a friend to get “heads.” The $1,000 fine but a significant dent in the jobless woman’s wallet.
Dogs
A man told police that he went outside after midnight to chase dogs that had turned over his garbage bin. Another left home to catch his pit bull after it broke free from its chain.
Going to a party
Police stopped six friends on their way to a hotel for a birthday party.
Butter
It’s not known if this woman needed the butter for her toast or if she was baking. But we do know that it wasn’t worth the $500 fine
Smokes
Habits are hard to break. Multiple men told police they were going to buy marijuana or had just bought marijuana when stopped during the curfew. Others appeared to have their ganja stash at home but needed something to roll it up.
Significant other
Police arrested men and women as they went to or came from visiting a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Exercise
A senior citizen and a housekeeper both were fined for exercising outside allowed hours during the lockdown. The 71-year-old went for a walk to stretch his legs and the 41-year-old Filipina housekeeper went for a jog past the Cable Beach Police Station.
Homeless
A man claimed he wasn’t home because he didn’t have one. The “homeless” man had a lawyer and paid his fine.
Food
Nourishment is important. But people have been arrested for heading to get food from restaurants long after they were closed.
Panic attack
A man went for a walk at 3am because he had a panic attack. The magistrate fined him and advised him to walk around his house in the future.
Checking on a friend or relative
As noble as it might seem, this excuse won’t save you from arrest.
Ankle bracelet dead
Several murder suspects wearing ankle bracelets as a condition of bail have claimed that they left home to charge their tracking devices. They either claimed that their power was off or they left the charging device somewhere else.
Didn’t know
Surprisingly some claimed that they didn’t know about the curfews but ignorance is no excuse in the law.
