Nonsense. t wasn't funny.
Same difference; there is no permissible level for exceeding the speed limit either. Agree though that this was a very minor offence - rap on the knuckles would have been quite enough, not losing his job.
Do you get as angry when someone does 71 mph on the motorway? Because that was about the magnitude of the offence; yes, it was an offence, but was very funny too.
I thought it was hilarious when I saw it on tele - sorry the bloke lost his job over it. Suppose that was inevitable if it was a betting scam- but I can't see how it could be more than a minor one; I'd blame the bookies that took the bets rather than the bloke himself.