The Deutsche Welle tells a strange story about a man who refused to stop riding without a ticket:

From October 2006 to February 2007, he was caught riding the train without a ticket 102 times, often several times on the same day. The court, fed up with imposing fines and suspended sentences, finally decided to get tough and gave him a 22-month holiday behind bars.

Throwing himself upon the mercy of the court was likely not an option this time. It is not as if the man was riding ticketless due to a lack of financial means. According to his own statement, he repeatedly dodged fares “pretty much out of boredom.”

Boredom as a defense? Maybe something was lost in translation. Wonder if tried to argue how ticket sales should be made more entertaining.