AUSTRALIA — Say what you will about Australians, they know how to drink, fight and have sex. Unfortunately for the members of one alcohol-drenched tryst, not enough attention was paid to the sexual etiquette part of their taboo breaking night on the town.According to the Australian Associated Press, 49-year-old Steven Bartley and his sweetie had a wild night on the town, which finished up at the Kawana Waters Tavern at 1:00am on July 14th, 2007. The couple had spent at least eight hours indulging in demon alcohol and wisely opted for a cab to get them back home.

While in the cab, they decided that fellow riders Christopher Jones and one other man could be a lot of fun in bed, so they invited them back to their flat for something that they very much enjoyed doing together: indulging in group sex.

Once back at the apartment, the party continued full tilt, with Bartley smoking pot and grabbing a nap while his female companion honed her oral skills on Jones’ genitals.

Everything apparently moved along smoothly until the unnamed third man decided that he’d like a little of the hot mouth sex, as well. At that point, the unnamed female woke her boyfriend, who invited Jones and his friend to explore other social options.

As is so often the case in these tales of good love gone bad, the two men were not pleased with being told to leave before they had their fill of fun. The court reports that Jones informed the collected that “I’m not leaving until I have sex with your missus.”

He made sure to leave his cock out of his trousers, presumably in order to prove his sincerity.

Approximately 15 minutes of shouting predictably took place, with a phone call motivating a police visit. At that point, Bartley admits that he “lost it” and shoved Jones out the door and over the apartment balcony railing.

Upon impact, Jones, who landed on his head on the concrete below the apartment, sustained a fractured skull and hematoma.

Once the case finally reached the court, the Judge Debra Mullins expressed great empathy for Bartley’s situation, but informed him that “That does not entitle you to use force in the degree that you did, in the dangerous situation you were in.”

Although Bartley is likely relieved to have his attempted murder charge downgraded to a single count of grievous bodily harm, receiving a two and one-half year prison sentence, which will be suspended after six months of which he has already served 84 days, he assured the court that he was the embodiment of patient self-control during the altercation.

“I was very patient with that person,” he informed the court while expressing regret for his actions. “I ended up losing my patience. If I wanted to hurt him, I could have… just like that.”