Liam O’Brien; “A fantasist”
Mary sends us a link from the United Kingdom about this fellow, Liam O’Brien, who they call “a fantasist”. He pretended to be a Royal Marine among a bunch of other things. I guess he’s expecting to be sentenced for the seven charges that he’s facing;
He admitted telling people he was a serving member of HM forces and entitled to collect for Help for Heroes in October and November this year.
Earlier, in April and May, he twice made representations to people that he was in the military with a view to gain by deception.
In the same months he also used bank cards, including to a loan company, when he wasn’t entitled to.
During the first week in April he handled stolen documents belonging to the Guyers House Hotel in Corsham containing personal details of manager Neil Glasspool.
He also had a Royal Marine uniform and bogus military ID in the names Sgt Liam O’Brien, Sgt Davis and Sgt Malcolm Porter.
As a defense, his lawyer told the judge that this isn’t the first time Liam has been punished for this sort of behavior.
He said: “The court may benefit from a pre-sentence report to examine why it is this defendant seems unable to stop committing the same sort of offences.”
So, the judge held off on sentencing poor Liam, but assured the court that the fellow is going to jail. But you should read the article – those folks use the language very well. Like, instead of calling him a homeless bum, they write “O’Brien, of no fixed abode…”
Category: Phony soldiers
“The court may benefit from a pre-sentence report to examine why it is this defendant seems unable to stop committing the same sort of offences.”
Now they’re talking! Crime diversity! That’s the ticket! Perhaps someone should just suggest to the defendant that, in the future, he alternate between fraud and, oh, vandalism, and maybe throw in a robbery now and then. As for his lack of a fixed abode, why doesn’t the Crown repair it for him? It would be a nice Christmas gesture.
He doesn’t have a fixed abode? Here’s my question : does his mailbox have a door on it?
‘…of no vixed abode’ – They’re so polite over there in the UK, you know. Over here, they’re vagrants.
The fraud, theft and impersonation are just minor details.
What’s British for “shitbag?”
That’s a tough one, given “trashcan = “rubbish bin”.
That question would make a good netflix radio commercial.
From an old National Lampoon article, circa 1991 or so:
“You could sell anything with a British-Sounding Name:
Marlborough Excrementals
Turds of Chichester
Chintz and Flummox Squeezed Loaves
Crapper & Ridleys (By Appointment, Shitmaker to His Majesty Edward VII)
Sudbury’s Patented Water Closet Formula
That must explain the large number of commercials on TV where the product hawker has a Brit accent. Makes me cringe. I must be in the minority. I can’t stand any but the most proper British accent. I recall there was some show years ago called the East Enders or something like that. I couldn’t understand much of what was said and that which I did understand made me want to barf.
Piers Morgan.
Good one! No chuckle, no spew, just laugh out loud funny.
It would seem that All-Points Logistics may be delayed in setting up their London Office.