Scumbag gets his Comeuppance

Before retirement, I worked as a high school teacher. I also did the interschool sport, which required accompanying the students, as they travelled on the bus to and from other schools, for competition. On one occasion, we travelled to Kingsgrove (NSW) High School. My students and I were awaiting our return bus, near the pedestrian crossing, with traffic lights but no intersection, in Kingsgrove Rd, right outside the school. The lights turned red and many students crossed. Then, I beheld a very strange sight. As the lights remained red, a car with driver and front seat passenger, came down the wrong side of the road, passing all the other cars which had been ahead of it. At the pedestrian crossing, still at red, the car also crossed, to the right side of the road, then sped away. I thought, blow you, I’m taking down your details and ringing Crimestoppers. The next morning, I rang the police and gave them all the details. The young fellow answering asked me if I was prepared to go to court and testify against the driver. I hesitated, and expressed some reluctance. The young fellow said, “No problem. How about we ring off, for now ? I’ll give them a call, and we’ll see what they say for themselves.” About 15 minutes later, the young fellow rang back. He said, “I rang them and spoke to the lady of the house. I described the event to her, giving all the details, including; time of day, date, rego number, make, model and colour of the car. She denied the lot. It was when I mentioned that the car was driven by a male, with a female passenger, that she paused. Then, off in the distance and in a shrill tone, I heard her call out…’Who’s this effing b... that you’re running around with, while I’m at work ?’ The young fellow continued. “I don’t think we

need to go to court. I think the driver will be getting more punishment than a court is likely to dish out.” We all see some pretty poor behaviour on the road. Some of it is really dangerous. And I certainly don’t condone running around on your wife, or significant other. However, if someone is playing away from home, don’t you think they’d avoid drawing attention to themselves, with an obvious traffic violation ? Happy and safe riding. Phil Ward Hurstville, NSW