Brunner’s husband is unemployed, so she supports their three young children by cleaning other people’s houses. Even without a job, her husband managed to run up $5,000 worth of unpaid parking tickets. The husband kept the tickets a secret, but as the owner of the vehicle, Maria was responsible. She couldn’t pay the fine, and unless her husband could come up with the money, she would spend three months in jail.
She welcomed the thought. “I’ve had enough of scraping a living for the family,” she says. “As long as I get food and a hot shower every day, I don’t mind being sent to jail. I can finally get some rest and relaxation.”
Police reported that Maria repeatedly thanked them for arresting her.
— “Family of the Week,”
timesonline.co.uk (May 15, 2005)
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