DNA evidence traps spitter "warden pleaded guilty to ASSAULT 4 SPITING"

[theearthisround]

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's much abused and derided traffic wardens have a new weapon in their struggle with irate car drivers -- DNA evidence.

British car-parking firm NCP is to issue one pound DNA "spit kits" to its staff after a man who spat at a traffic warden pleaded guilty to assault when his saliva was identified.

Dennis Samms, 42, of Manchester in northwest England, will be sentenced Thursday.

"This is the first successful prosecution in Britain of the assault of a traffic warden due to DNA evidence," a spokesman for NCP, the company that employed the traffic warden, said.

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[ohio_liberal]

1. So--traffic cops get spit on frequently in the UK?

That's really bizarre.

[Tesha]

2. "Traffic Warden" probably translates to "Meter Maid".

And I'll bet they do get spit in in both the UK and the US. :-(

Tesha