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Desperate Estonian craves cozy Finnish prison
Published: 16 February, 2010, 15:41
Edited: 17 February, 2010, 19:56
TAGS: Crime, Thrills&Spills, Europe
Last Christmas an Estonian robbed a bank in the Finnish city of Turku because he had intended to wait out the hard times in a comfortable prison, informs Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat.
On Monday the court found the man guilty of threatening with violence and theft, and punished him to five months in prison, something that greatly disappointed the robber. He was expecting a longer state-sponsored vacation.
In fact, he found the sentence too mild and decided to appeal.
As he had already spent one month and a half in prison waiting for the trial and the remaining prison sentence was divided into two, he would have to spend only 20 days behind bars, informs the newspaper.
Under the court decision he will have to pay €31.20 he spent on a bottle of brandy while waiting for the police. The rest of the money was returned to the bank immediately after his arrest.
About a month before the successful robbery the man had made another, less successful, attempt by threatening a bank official and demanding money from him.
The man said he had been forced to commit the crime because of a total lack of money. He lost his work and could not apply for welfare. Back in Estonia the man has no relatives and believes his situation is hopeless.
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Kihnu, i think you hate Estonian people and the Republic of Estonia. Probably you are a representative of the Russian minority in this country. You must accept the fact that Estonia is independent and creates its own policy. Estonia's standard of living is higher than Russia's.
This guy represents the latest Estonian export to Finland - desperate Estonians seeking a "better life" in a Finish prison. Estonia can't take care of her own destitute citizens, but they sure can waste money, blood and lives supporting Obama's occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. Some Estonian politicians are smiling as they pocket "goodies" thrown to them by Barak Hussein Obama, as if they are nothing but lapdogs. The Estonians know in their hearts the USSR took better care of the elderly and the destitute than their current government. Won't be long before the writings on the wall of Estonian cities will say: "if you can't take care of us, the Russians will".
Maple Leaf: "i think you hate Estonian people and the Republic of Estonia." A typical reaction when Estonia or Blacks are criticized is to call the poster a "hater" or a "racist". "Probably you are a representative of the Russian minority in this country." Not a "representative" at all, but I do have relatives in Narva, Kohtla-Järve, and Silamäe. How many relative do you have in Estonia? I still believe that it won't be long before the writings on the wall of Estonian cities will say: "if you can't take care of us, the Russians will". Estonian politicians are only interested in lining their own pockets. These Estonian politicians were that way during the Soviet era, and they haven't changed a bit. Should Russia come back to Estonia, the first ones to rush up to meet the Russians with flowers and puckered lips will be the same Estonian politicians.