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Darth Vader Spared Jail Time

pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
edited May 2008 in Strut Central
(AP) A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27, attacked Jedi church founder Barney Jones _ aka Master Jonba Hehol _ with a metal crutch, hitting him on the head, prosecutors told Holyhead Magistrates' Court.He also whacked Jones' 18-year-old cousin, Michael Jones _ known as Master Mormi Hehol _ bruising his thigh in the March 25 incident, prosecutors said.The two cousins and Barney Jones' brother, Daniel, set up the Church of Jediism, Anglesey order, last year. Jedi is the faith followed by some of the central characters in the "Star Wars" films.The group, which claims about 30 members, says on its Web site that it uses "insight and knowledge" from the films as "a guide to living a better and more worthwhile life.""We all love the films and what they stand for. Obviously some people are going to laugh about it," the Wales on Sunday newspaper quoted Barney Jones as saying last month. "But a lot of people do take it seriously."Unfortunately for Hughes, his March attack was recorded on a video camera that the cousins had set up to film themselves in a light saber battle."Darth Vader! Jedis!" Hughes shouted as he approached.Hughes claimed he couldn't remember the incident, having drunk the better part of a 2 1/2-gallon (10-liter) box of wine beforehand."He knows his behavior was wrong and didn't want it to happen but he has no recollection of it," said Hughes' lawyer, Frances Jones.District Judge Andrew Shaw sentenced Hughes to two months in jail but suspended the sentence for one year. He also ordered Hughes to pay $195 to each of his victims and $117 in court costs.In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 _ 0.7 percent of the population _ listed Jedi as their religion.

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  • Guantanamo_JonesGuantanamo_Jones 177 Posts


    Hughes claimed he couldn't remember the incident, having drunk the better part of a 2 1/2-gallon (10-liter) box of wine beforehand.

  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts

    Unfortunately for Hughes, his March attack was recorded on a video camera that the cousins had set up to film themselves in a light saber battle.

    Can't wait til that hits youtube
  • LuckLoopLuckLoop 103 Posts

    In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 _ 0.7 percent of the population _ listed Jedi as their religion.

    this is the craziest part imo
  • lambertlambert 1,166 Posts
    This is just more brit judicial system pandering to the dark side. They've done it for years and I'm sure no one over there is surprised by this most recent slap on the hand to the empire.



  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts

    In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 _ 0.7 percent of the population _ listed Jedi as their religion.

    this is the craziest part imo

    Ha, it is crazy but it was partly a gesture against the new census that legally required people to list their religion. A lot of folks thought that should be a private matter.
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts

    In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 _ 0.7 percent of the population _ listed Jedi as their religion.

    this is the craziest part imo

    Ha, it is crazy but it was partly a gesture against the new census that legally required people to list their religion. A lot of folks thought that should be a private matter.

    I did it 4 the LOLS.

    That and the fact that if enough people registered, it would be officially recognised as a religion. Take that Scientologists!
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