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A man who shipped himself in an airline crate half-way across the United States has been fined $1,500 and sentenced to four months' house arrest. A federal court in Texas, also put shipping clerk Charles McKinley, 25, on probation for a year.

In September last year, McKinley sent himself in a cargo crate from Newark airport in New Jersey to Dallas/Forth Worth in Texas, to visit his parents.He said he had resorted to this because he had no money and was homesick.

The shipping documents said the crate contained a computer, a monitor and clothes, according to prosecutors. It was sent without insurance.

BBC

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Think what might have ensued had he had a boxcutter.
He might have gotten out of the box.

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Four months house arrest and a $1500 fine. Now thats taking the piss!

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No money and was home-sick! Well the bastard is even poorer now. But he will be far from homesick.

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Dumb ass. He should've Fed-Ex'd himself.

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He should have jumped a train.

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This is what New Jersey does to people.

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Originally posted by Cockney_Rebel
Four months house arrest and a $1500 fine. Now thats taking the piss!

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From Newark to Texas it's around 200-300 dollars, jerko

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If I remember right, this became illegal because parents were shipping their kids in crates via trains around the time of the Depression since it was cheaper than a train ticket.

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