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[–] alele-opathic ago 

A "conditional discharge" you mean?

Yes, which is what I said. Here is a proper cited definition. Again, the judge sentenced him to 6 months imprisonment, then said the court would waive the penalty if he paid 200 pounds, which he did. It is still a finding of guilt.

Hardly the same thing as guilty. Definitely not jail time.

A finding of guilt (you have to be found guilty before you can be sentenced, as he was) isn't even remotely related to 'won'.

What are they going to do if everyone stops paying? Anyone choosing to stand up and fight "legally" now has precedent and can all cite this as case law.

It doesn't help their case unless the finding was of not guilty/responsible, which it wasn't.