WullieBlake
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Hey, I grabbed it from a youtube video can ya tell!
Aug 12, 2022 1:07 AM
WullieBlake
134611
1489
32
Hey, I grabbed it from a youtube video can ya tell!
slidewhistlesymphony
21p is 21p.
SuperTurboChargedRudeBoi
This is the kind of pettiness I can get behind
Therealunsane
Dedication
TCGView
Only thing I can think of is the government fought it that hard to avoid precedent. If that's a thing over there. I have no clue.
poondoggy805
Lol
4vie
It's the principle that counts, damnit!
HeyOP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62501688
ADegenFromUpcountry
That’s the level of pettiness I aspire to
Eldibs
I think I ran into this dude in all three Mass Effect games.
FriendlyFallopian
Just be like me and not pay at all...I mean what
CitizenPrime
Principle*
FirstInLastOut
Worth it!
mas0chist
Worrrrrm!
dobroweigh
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
Was this a moral battle or principle battle or price battle or bey blade battle
initialo
This was a "I need something to fill my time" battle.
MrWggles
Even if he had lost, he still got his full money's worth.
HeresYourSauce
Was he the only person overcharged? If he were I don't know why they would fight too hard, just pay up. If not than 21p can add up.
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
they already embezzled the money.
HeresYourSauce
~20 rupees is 21pence or 25 cents.
fluaway
Why didn’t they just paid him after the 2nd hearing?
Fridgesavers
Can you imagine being so stubborn as a CEO, that you can't just say sorry, and give a man 21p
ProfessionalArceus
On good thing about America is that In America, they would have either just settled or just had the man killed within the first year.
LukeGlue
How can you not celebrate a win like that? Best day of his life. Best day in 22 years minimum.
MauroMolinero
He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will
lostinamapfactory
What school does this principal work at?
HasteTheFool
RolandLovecraft
Let me bask in your reflected glory. REFLECTED GLORY!
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spitslap
VodkaReindeer
So you're the person who watches the automatically generated shit youtube videos!
Maitrify
I hope he was refunded all of the court costs as well
cazzegiare
The Railways were given fine, which was given to the plaintiff, on top of the 25 cents (plus interest!). But no compensating his time spent.
20MBHDD
There are no court costs by default in India. The judge may fine you for frivolous litigation, but there is no court fee per se.
MauroMolinero
man, Americans hear "justice" and the first thing they think is "how much are you gonna charge me" is so sad.
LittleRobot71
Canada is almost as bad. But we do have a functional small claims court. $150 filing fee for cases up to $35,000 no lawyers.
HeresYourSauce
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62501688 BBC source for anyone curious
TheFairyClinkerBell
Imgur really needs to add a source field for things like this but until then HeresYourSauce gets MVP.
Asadsadsadclown
It’s called the description and not posting without sources like an ape
HeresYourSauce
"He said it took him years because of the slow pace at which judiciary works in India." And he eventually got 15,000 rupees ($188; £154)
YouWillNeverFindMe
Is 21p accounting for inflation and everything? I mean 20 years ago, Spain had like 50% lower prices than Norway on capitalist products
PoorSucker
20 years ago the Norwegian kroner was worth double here in Thailand
YouWillNeverFindMe
such as consoles and games, don't even get me started on beverages and food... Not so much today with globalization, pretty equal really.
ElbowDeepInUserSub
So it was like, a few bucks.
Styreta
Sounds like a British headline so I'm guessing 21 pence, ie 21 cents....
ElbowDeepInUserSub
Yeah but he was saying the way PP works there, and accounting for time. Like, a few bucks.
kgbofficer
He was awarded 15,000 rupees for the 20 rupee overcharge according to this https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62501688
ThatOtherMacAvoyWoman
So, about $150 US.
cazzegiare
Most of that was a fine on the Railways. His 25 cents (US) became roughly 3 USD in all that time.
FlightyZoosh
Did someone say train?
Jamerperson
WTFprotocolNr7
francis bourgeois
DickWarlock89
Francis! Dude has become a legend
AManisNotACamel
I wish I had this much passion for something.
somnif
Trainspotters are an... odd sort, but not a bad lot, really.
HasteTheFool
Pity about the ODing.
FartsSmellBad
As cringy as it is... just being able to have that level of excitement about anything at all is enviable
AManisNotACamel
Agreed. I certainly don’t understand why he likes trains so much, but it’s 100% genuine. He’s certainly living his best life.
wabitgirl
They're powerful, they're BEAUTIFULLY engineered, you can literally feel them through the ground, and other people love em.
DoctorSniffles
Did I just watch that man have an orgasm to a train passing by?
badatediting
FlightyZoosh
I'm afraid you did
SoludisSnake
Worth it hellfire
cosonfused
is this real or us it like a skit? i can't tell.
SolidSyco
https://www.tiktok.com/@francis.bourgeois?_t=8UlmaHZi4cI&_r=1 it's real and he loves trains
JohnnyScrumper
It's real. The guys loves his trains. He is making some bank too - https://www.tiktok.com/@francis.bourgeois?lang=en
MyNameIsPer
This guy really loves train. God bless him. He's done tons of videos!
nickgq
We need to know. I need to watch somebody be happy.
WTFprotocolNr7
Search for francis bourgeois
SolidSyco
https://www.tiktok.com/@francis.bourgeois?_t=8UlmaHZi4cI&_r=1
Turboslacker
How much money did the government piss away fighting this?
witalaska4
A lot of P’s that’s for sure but
GenXHippie
Yes.
ThaWhiteRanger
In that ballpark for sure
greenchair
Several monies
Mostlydeadpool
at least four monies.
catamayo85
3.50 monies
greenchair
And a Loch Ness monster on the Thames
HedonistBeard
It's India so they probably had an entire department that's never done anything but this case. Officially.
PutItInNeutral
To be fair, that 21p is worth a lot more now due to inflation!
backrideup9
0. Its not their money and they can just take more to recoup it.
badatediting
Less than they would have pissed away if they just gave everyone the money every time they asked for it.
cazzegiare
It's called job security
POByayouknowme
Bout tree fiddy
HelloMax
Let it go dude.
RatElemental
That guy doesn't look like the loch ness monster at all though!
GnowledgedGnome
Probably about tree fiddy
cazzegiare
The gov't: "It's the principle!" -- *throws taxpayer money in the air*
shyasen
At least 22p. I bet it was more, but at least 22p.
FukcTedCruz
Plus 3% interest!
irkaninvaderscooch
Taste the peaness
Hungrypiemonger
what's that in freedom dollars?
shyasen
.2878 freedom dollars
dakonsept
You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
jokexplainer
Do you bet 5p?
shyasen
Depends: what are the odds & what's the spread?
jokexplainer
1, 3, 5, and so on are the odds
shyasen
Take your upvote and your 5p.
Shaodyn
A hell of a lot more than 21p, that's for sure. He probably lost thousands and thousands of pounds over this.
ExTechOp
I suspect the way he was overcharged for the ticket (given wrong change) was a way for the conductor to scam money from the passengers.
Shaodyn
It might have been an innocent mistake. We have no way of knowing, since the source is YouTube.
ExTechOp
Here's BBC's writeup on it: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62501688
Shaodyn
OK, that's different. But is the equivalent of 25 cents really worth over 20 years of your life?
Shaodyn
People do that, though. My uncle went to court over a traffic ticket. Cop said he hadn't stopped at a stop sign. He insisted he had.
Shaodyn
He didn't have to pay the fine, but he probably lost more than that in court fees. Congratulations, I guess?
braaaiiiiinnnnsss
Some fights need to be fought.
Shaodyn
I get that, but it was a disagreement about whether he'd come to a complete stop.