A defiant man who blocked a speed camera has said he’d do it all again, despite being prosecuted.
Jack Cureton, from Barnsley, West Yorkshire, has become the first man to be fined for obstructing a speed camera.
On December 7 last year, he was caught obstructing a parked van, kitted out with a speed camera, YorkshireLive reports.
The 63-year-old was hailed as a “hero” by some in Facebook comments and was encouraged to set up a fundraiser page to help pay for court fines.
And Jack has now said he would do it again.
He claimed the speed camera was “entrapment” as they had not clearly labelled or marked the van as a speed trap.
He said: "I did it because it was a civilian parked on the pavement with a speed camera, with no sign saying he was allowed to be there, he was parked illegally.
"The Highway Code clearly states in black and white you must have a sign, or be clearly marked and this person had totally ignored it, it was an entrapment.
"At the end of the day we were in a pandemic, I couldn't get past the van with a two metre distance either."
For his actions, Jack was hit with a £422 fine, and said he is planning to set up a GoFundMe to pay it off.
Jack claimed: "I had great fun doing it, they threatened to arrest me and everything.
"But, soon as I started filming they stopped threatening, I refused to give my name."
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: "Cureton continued to stand behind the vehicle, blocking the speed enforcement camera’s view, while intimidating the Policing Support Officer."
However, Jack responded: "I gave them some grief, I called the civilian some things, he must have thought I was going to run after and kick him.
"I can barely walk without 2 sticks. That's why I use a mobility scooter, I have a back injury and I'm diabetic so I have no choice but to use my scooter."
SYP added: “We are pleased with this court result, and hope it will show all members of the public that such behaviour towards or staff will not be tolerated."
