At the risk once again of sounding like I’m part of the moral majority (oh wait! I already am!), I find myself despairing that the fickle hand of fate fortunes those who flip the bird at the rest of society.

I’m thinking in particular about one waste of DNA in particular as he’s hit the headlines again today. Michael Carroll, whom the tabloids dubbed the “Lotto Lout” after he won nearly £10 million on the Lotto, has escaped a jail sentence after police discovered £1000 worth of Columbian Marching Powder in his home last December.

This is after he “broke promises” that he would stop his life of crime after his windfall. But, according to his lawyer, it’s not actually his fault. After his 20 year old wife and he seperated (can’t imagine why!) and he was introduced to cocaine which helped him “escape the pain”. I’m sure that he never tried it before. I mean, if you’re a wealthy 20 year old crim chap with no need to work and your whole life left to partythen obviously the last thing you’d find yourself doing is white lines through a crisp £50 note off a silver tray that you stole bought with your lotto winnings despite a history of questionable behaviour and of mixing with the “wrong crowd”, right?

I begrudgingly accept that there’s nothing to be done about it and I don’t think I’d want there to be limitations on who could win lotto jackpots anyway (except for under 16s). That doesn’t stop me complaining about the fact that there are many people out there who work hard all their lives and follow the guidelines and dictums that society lays down but who never get a break like this guy has. And yes, I do mean me! Amongst others.

As petulant and childish as i may be, it’s just not fair!

Of course, I might be able to improve my chances of winning if I could actually be bothered to buy a lotto ticket!