Thats right...blame the teen

Aparently in Tauranga, a 40 year old father is blaming his 15 year old son for his drink driving arrest and subsequent conviction.

According to the New Zealand Herald online "Easton Shane Taikato, 40, beneficiary, told Tauranga District Court he got drunk because his 15-year-old son had not come home the night before".

I think that it has to be one of the dumbest excuses I have ever seen and the judge seemed to think the same thing.

Judge Paul Geoghegan told Taikato it was a "huge concern" he did not accept responsibility for his offending.

His excuse was an extraordinary one and showed "absolutely zero" insight.

"And that makes you a very dangerous person to other road users," said Judge Geoghegan.

Hes now disqualified from driving for 18 months and will spend 8 months in jail.

Now I know disqualifying someone from driving brings heavy penalties in terms of being caught while disqualified, but in the end, someone as mental as this guy is not going to give a toss he cannot hold the plastic fantastic drivers license. He's going to be just as dangerous when he gets out as he was when this happened.

Nice one judge...third times the charm for this clown. Next time don't try and blame your son.