Man was tagged on his false leg - is it just a coincident that this happened in dumbed down UK?
An investigation is under way after a man convicted of possessing cannabis was fitted with a tracking device attached to his false leg.
Bret Ravenhill, 29, who lost his limb in a motorbike crash six years ago, said a security worker failed to spot his left leg was made of metal and detachable.
The forklift driver, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, said the woman who came to fit the tag on his leg failed to notice his disability.
He told The Sun: "I thought she would realise straight away - but she never bothered to turn up my trouser leg or look underneath my sock. I just left things as they were for a joke.
"I didn't break my curfew once - but I could have been out living it up every night. I'm no danger to the public - but what if they'd done the same thing to an armed robber?" he told the paper.
A spokeswoman for G4S said: "We conduct our monitoring operation under rigorous procedures which include carrying out an assessment of the leg that is being tagged.
"It would appear that in this instance the procedure has not been followed and we are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter now that it has been brought to our attention."
Manchester Evening News
Ronaldo parks in penalty area
By Brian Lashley March 06, 2009
HIS footwork on the pitch may be second to none but Cristiano Ronaldo's parking is lousy.
The Manchester United star left his £137,000 Bentley Continental GT Speed in a disabled bay.
The Portuguese winger was with a pal when he parked the luxury motor in one of only two clearly marked disabled bays in the South Street car park in Alderley Edge.
The pair went to the nearby Italian restaurant Gusto and returned to the vehicle about an hour later. In January, Ronaldo was hit with a £70 fine for parking at a bus stop to go to the same restaurant.
Offence
One bystander, who told the player he shouldn't have parked there, said: "He came back as if he didn't have a care in the world, mumbled something then got in the car. He got an elbow the night before so maybe he has an injury and thinks he can park there."
Luckily for Ronaldo, 23, who earns about £120,000 a week, a traffic warden didn't spot his latest parking offence.
Helen Smith from Mobilise Organisation, a national campaign group aiming to put an end to the abuse of disabled parking bays, said: "It's extremely disappointing that someone like that should disregard the disabled bay.
"His selfish behaviour may have stopped a genuine disabled person from going about their business. He is not the first footballer to do this. They seem to think disabled bays are there for them."
Rules
The car park is run by Macclesfield council and a spokesman said: "Disabled bays are there for the people entitled to use them and not for people who flout the rules.
"He's very lucky he didn't get a ticket."
Ronaldo's agent did not return calls from the M.E.N.
A spokesman for Manchester United said: "It is a personal matter for the player."