Victorian Police dolled out 204 fines in the space of 24 hours this week, mostly related to individuals breaking curfew or failing to wear face masks properly.
But there’s probably a few people who feel more hard done by than others.
One man was reportedly fined after he was found by police sitting in his car in a carpark in Maribyrnong, more than five kilometres from his home address.
His excuse?
His housemate’s intimate partner was visiting, and he was in desperate need of “peace and quiet”.
While that’s a completely understandable move at any other point in history, police weren’t having a bar of it and issued a fine.
Another excuse that didn’t pass the test came from another man who was reportedly fined this week for not wearing a mask as he had a “bad pimple”.
We also understand how uncomfortable that might be, but in this instance you can’t really blame the police for pulling out their ticket book.
