One more example of this increasingly lawless country causing people to

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  1. Red

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    Red Rag, Jun 25, 2006
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    The birch would sort them out.
     
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  3. Gue

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    "everyone is just praying he'll be OK."

    Speak for yourselves. I suspect most of us don't give a ****.
     
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  4. Red

    Red Rag Active Member

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    I wonder if, when they pray

    ... it ever occurs to them to wonder what he was doing tooled up with a baseball bat and knife, wearing a balaclava, while damaging property and generally scaring the **** out of people.
     
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    give that man a medal..

    I like his direct approach.</p>

    Bet the young lad was wishing there was still a bit of air in the tyres when his head went under one.Adds a new dimension to rimming. </p>
     
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    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Is there a defence in Law of provocation

    know what the guy did was wrong but I can think of a lot of normally law abiding citizens who would do the same. Think attempted Murder is a bit over the top and I dont think many jurys would convict on that given the circumstances.

    Just out of interest have the 4 balaclavad baseball bat and knife wielding yobs been charged with owt? bet they havent - just a hunch like
     
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    RE: Is there a defence in Law of provocation

    might be able to get off as it was a spur of the moment thing, loss of reasoning and all that.

    if he'd have waited and planned it as it were he wouldn't have a prayer.
     
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  8. Gue

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    sorry - killing people is WRONG...... especially for damage to property

    what next

    garotting speeders
    death ny weights for shop lifters
    burying the players of loud music in lime pits
     
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  9. Gue

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    RE: sorry - killing people is WRONG...... especially for damage to property

    "garotting speeders
    death ny weights for shop lifters
    burying the players of loud music in lime pits "

    You've definitely got some good ideas there. You'll fit in well here.
     
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    Sounds like honours even to me ..

    .. maybe the yobs will think twice about it next time, especially if they can't walk that is.
     
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