Man gets three months in jail for throwing firecracker at kids
A 29-year-old Berliner was sentenced to three months in prison on Monday for throwing a firecracker from his window at a group of children who were playing too noisily while he was trying to sleep.
The firework, of a type that is illegal in the state of Berlin, landed five metres from the playground where the children were playing, and exploded with a loud bang. The children escaped injury.
The man testified that he had made sure to throw the firecracker far enough away so that none of the children would be injured. He said he regretted his actions.
He added that he had been exhausted after a night-time journey and had asked the children to keep quiet several times.
He also said the incident had occurred during a stressful time at work following an argument with his boss.
The Berlin court found the man guilty of misusing explosive material and sentenced him to three months in prison. The judge handed him jail time because the defendant was on probation and had 13 previous convictions.
DAPD/The Local/bk
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The firework, of a type that is illegal in the state of Berlin, landed five metres from the playground where the children were playing, and exploded with a loud bang. The children escaped injury.
The man testified that he had made sure to throw the firecracker far enough away so that none of the children would be injured. He said he regretted his actions.
He added that he had been exhausted after a night-time journey and had asked the children to keep quiet several times.
He also said the incident had occurred during a stressful time at work following an argument with his boss.
The Berlin court found the man guilty of misusing explosive material and sentenced him to three months in prison. The judge handed him jail time because the defendant was on probation and had 13 previous convictions.
DAPD/The Local/bk
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