A few years ago I was hauled up in front of three magistrates in a south London courthouse, the culmination of a months-long bureaucratic nightmare that landed me with a criminal conviction for being unable to prove I had paid a £1.50 bus fare when my phone ran out of battery. After nervously recounting my tangled tale of woe, I was vindicated: I was told my conviction would be withdrawn. “I bet you’re very relieved,” the presiding justice said to me with a sympathetic smile. I was indeed.
几年前,在伦敦南部一家法院,我被传讯到三名地方法官面前,此前长达数月的官僚噩梦在这时达到了高潮——在那场官僚噩梦中,我被判有罪,因为我无法证明自己在手机没电时支付了1.5英镑的公交车费。
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