Thursday, June 04, 2009

Quiz offer for disorderly drunks

Drunks who face a fine after being stopped by police are to be offered a Who Wants To Be a Millionaire-style quiz as a way to avoid a conviction.

South Wales Police is to trial the idea in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf for those caught drunk and disorderly.

Instead of paying an £80 fixed penalty, they would pay £40 and sign up for a class on the impact of alcohol abuse.

They would use handsets to answer multiple choice questions, with the results displayed on a large screen.

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