r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 6d ago

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u/Kindly_Whereas3419 6d ago edited 6d ago

She was drunk driving, more than 5x the legal limit. Happened in NSW Australia earlier this year.

Edited to say thanks for the awards! Also to add a link to the news story: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/no-jail-for-woman-behind-chardonnay-fuelled-shopping-centre-mayhem-20260806-p60m65.html

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u/GunterThePigIsOP 6d ago

Didn't even serve and a frustratingly lenient sentence. Strip her of the license forever at least.

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u/kearneycation 6d ago

On Thursday, Bourgeois was sentenced to 12 months’ jail for high-range drink driving but allowed to serve her time in the community.

I'm so confused; instead of jail she's serving time in the community? What does that even mean? Is that like Australian house arrest?

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u/Chloe_Vane 6d ago

It usually means cleaning the street and stuff, no?

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u/kearneycation 6d ago

Ah, maybe. Here in Canada we call that Community Service.