A
sign that the new authorities in Iraq are making some, small, change to law and
order occurred
last night after a Saddam look-a-like was successfully convicted under speeding
laws, the first such conviction in over 25 years.
Ichma
Burgonson, aka Saddam number 6, was arrested after he was caught going 70mph in
a 50mph zone.
Before
the invasion, the 20 or so officially employed Saddam look-a-likes were immune
from prosecution as judges, and law enforcement officers, feared accidentally
prosecuting Saddam himself.
Mr
Burgonson was working as a pizza delivery 'logistics liaison officer' (aka pizza
delivery boy) when he was arrested.
In
mitigation, he told the court that it was essential for a Saddam look-a-like to
get the pizza delivered on time because customers had proven 'particularly unwilling
to tip him for a tardy service in some neighborhoods'.
Mr
Burgonson's lawyer told the court that his client felt he had to increase his
speed after he took a wrong turning.
