KHAMIS MUSHAYT, 8 November 2007 — A local traffic police officer in Khamis Mushayt in southern Saudi Arabia stopped his father at a local checkpoint, the daily Okaz reported yesterday. The father was surprised when his son, who was in charge of the checkpoint, asked for his driver’s license. When the father handed his son his driver’s license, he was told that it had expired and then to his disbelief, he was issued a citation. The shocked father became angry and sped off, not saying a word to his son. Later that day, when the son went home, the father turned the tables on him by refusing to let him into the house. Relatives intervened and eventually convinced the father to let his son back in the house, however this came with a condition: The son must pay the traffic ticket. The son obliged and paid the ticket the following morning.
