Let this be a lesson to all the one-hit wonders out there on the Internet: You can extend your 15 minutes of fame. All it takes is a strategically placed Viking helmet appearing on your head in a court of law.
Robert Wilkinson, who first rose to infamy after a video emerged detailing his DUI arrest and subsequent belting of Queen’s iconic “Bohemian Rhapsody” from the back of the arresting Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer’s cruiser, is back—albeit temporarily.
This round, the Albertan hooligan is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that the Internet’s masses don’t forget about him so quickly.
Appearing in court to face his charges of drunk driving, Wilkinson represented himself and wore a Viking helmet atop his head, a sure sign that he means business (even if the business ain’t justice).
Naturally, Wilkinson lost—“The system works,” he later wrote on his Facebook page—and was forced to pay the court $1,400 and give up his driver’s license for a year. But the hustle hustles on.
“I am not convicted in my mind,” he boldly proclaimed shortly after receiving word of the sentence.
To a drunk guy in a Viking hat, that may be all that matters.
Photo via Robert Wilkinson/Facebook
