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Knock, knock
Margot Giblin
A Hobart mum opened the front door on Tuesday night to the police.
– Is your son home?
– No.
– I have a summons for him.
– What for?
The charge, read out, was serious but old news.
– He’s not here because he’s in jail.
She then asked if the other two summonses he held were for X and Y.
– Well, yes ….
– They’ve both been charged too, found guilty, jailed and one of them’s done his time and is out. Now, was there anything else?
– No.
Just an embarrassed cop and a stunned mum who is still wondering how on earth this could have happened.