The cost of not having a TV license despite having no TV is . . .
. . .
A vulnerable mum was left “traumatised” after being
“dragged barefoot in her pyjamas” from her home on foot of a lapsed warrant over an unpaid TV licence fine.
The 44-year-old’s sister, Natasha Douglas, has hit out at gardai for the way they arrested her sibling and says the incident has had a devastating effect on her.
The woman, who has mental health issues, was taken from her home and
detained in a holding cell at the district court for several hours.
But as soon as the case came before the judge later that afternoon, he immediately struck it out.
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.“My sister, with no criminal record, was hand- cuffed... She was confused and didn’t know what was going on.
“She does not have a TV or radio because of her mental health issues. Plus she’s on disability allowance so
she is exempt from paying for a TV licence.”
The case against Natasha’s sister, for non-payment of a TV licence fine, was first listed at Bray District Court in June 2016.
'She does not have a TV or radio because of her mental health issues. Plus she’s on disability allowance so she is exempt from paying for a TV licence.'
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That's "RTE supporting the Arts" - are they supporting the art of war, enforcing martial arts, literally 'twisting arms', the dark arts?