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Canadian Man Sorry for Chugging Eight Beers and Swimming to Detroit

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John Morillo, a 47-year-old Canadian man, apologized today for causing an international incident last night when he drank eight beers and then swam across the Detroit River, just to prove to his friends he could.

Speaking to the Windsor Star after being released from jail this morning, Morillo said in retrospect it was "really stupid" of him to drunkenly swim across the river, but not without adding that he wanted his incredulous buddies to know he'd pulled it off (emphasis ours):

If Im going to be in the paper, Id at least like them to say I actually made it, even though I got in trouble and everything. I gotta pay fines and stuff. But I dont want it to sound like I didnt make it, because then my buddies are going to say 'ha, ha, you didnt make it.' Because that was the whole thing, to show them I could do it.

Morillo's stunt launched a joint search mission between the Canadian and U.S. coast guards when his neighbor called the police after losing sight of him in the water. Rescue efforts included three boats and a helicopter. Morillo, who calls himself a "strong swimmer," had made it across the river and was on his way back when the U.S. Coast Guard found him floating on the Canadian side at around 1 AM, two hours after he'd initially entered the water.

Windsor authorities have banned Morillo from all waterfront city property and will fine him $5,000 for swimming in a shipping channel. Exacerbating everything, Morillo, who was ultimately charged with being intoxicated in public, says his mom is very mad at him. "She just hung up on me," Morillo told the Star. "She said 'youre just so stupid.'"
 
After reading the story I take issue with the "banned from all city waterfront property".

It may be a condition of his bail/release or he may have been issued a trespass notice - meaning he will face a non criminal charge of trespassing if found on city of Windsor property.

I have plenty of experience with trespass notices and the consequences - jail time is not an option, the punishment is a $75 fine, or something like that.

(In the early to mid 1990's I used to get trespass tickets at Toronto's Pearson airport when I was operating an unlicensed taxi - and I challenged all (at least a dozen) of them and not once did the police officer that issued the ticket show up in court.)

http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2008/12/13/7737611-sun.html
 
plom was a taxi driver :square:

:redx:

I was never a licenced cabbie, I used my private vehicle. Also did this on New Years eve a couple times. Easy money.

We offered rides (at a reasonable price) to (business) people waiting in line for airport limousines.

Was quite a racket, could make $150 - $200 profit in 2-4 hours - the airport licensing folk were not too fond of us, we were called "scoopers" because we were not licensed to pick up people from the airport, didn't pay any fees and didn't wait in line for a fare the way the regulated limos did.

I got a handful of tickets - fought and beat every fukkin one, not once did the cop showup for the trial.

Rouge, you know I like rackets and easy (tax - free) money, right?