Bank wants £40,000 from vandal

Published by You on 24 April, 2009 - 15:07
She totally gotta pay for the damage.
13% (3 votes)
There should be some punishment, but that is a lot of money!
50% (12 votes)
But... but... she's still a kid!
21% (5 votes)
Down with capitalism, she should be *paid* for her services to humanity
4% (1 vote)
Soap jokes would be innapropriate I guess.
13% (3 votes)
Total votes: 24
Submitted by You on 24 April, 2009 - 15:09

Bank wants £40,000 from G20 girl

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has demanded £40,000 compensation from a 17-year-old girl who admitted attacking a branch during G20 protests in London.

The girl, who cannot be named, admitted burglary and criminal damage when protesters targeted the Threadneedle Street branch of the RBS on 1 April.

Prosecution counsel told West London Youth Court the bank wanted to recover the losses incurred during the protest.

The girl, who lives in Brighton, was given an eight-month referral order.

As part of her sentence she may be asked to pay a smaller sum of compensation to RBS.

Prosecutor Ann Crighton said three plate glass windows were broken and several pieces of computer hardware, which cost an estimated £40,000, were stolen.

Police saw the girl smashing a computer monitor with a keyboard and flinging the keyboard against a window, breaking it.

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