tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4344177252731462871..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: How Can You Use 'Excessive Force'...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-56399617078004455082011-02-12T06:09:08.961+00:002011-02-12T06:09:08.961+00:00"Can't defend yourself. What would the wo...<i>"Can't defend yourself. What would the world come to?"</i> <br /><br />I think we can see that all around us, can't we?<br /><br /><i>"This is just so painfully familiar."</i> <br /><br />Yup, I hear the police are about as welcome as toothache and about as useless at most nightclub calls...<br /><br /><i>"the CPS is out of control and out of touch. But our stupid laws need a damn good overhaul too."</i> <br /><br />They do indeed.<br /><br /><i>"According to the law as it it stands, the fact that he chased them puts him on dodgy ground."</i><br /><br />And yet - in a case that concluded yesterday, and I'll be blogging today - pursuing your fleeing victim into a bathroom and stabbing him repeatedly isn't enough to convict you of murder. <br /><br />Go figure, as they say across the water! :) <br /><br /><i>"There was a similar case involving an Indian(?) family that were being robbed and a son/cousin? gave the attacker a good hiding."</i><br /><br />Yeah, quite recently. I remember it. Unfortunately, Google returns far too many hits to sort it out!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-23211360732385079982011-02-11T17:46:44.303+00:002011-02-11T17:46:44.303+00:00According to the law as it it stands, the fact tha...According to the law as it it stands, the fact that he chased them puts him on dodgy ground.<br />BUT, as most Police Officers would acknowledge, (the ones that have been in similar hostile situations), 'defence' is an instinctive reaction and a lot of allowance should be made for the effects of fear, anger and adrenaline.<br />There was a similar case involving an Indian(?) family that were being robbed and a son/cousin? gave the attacker a good hiding. I can't remember all the details so I can't google it....blueknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409655604657713593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-29285467337700977382011-02-11T17:33:37.220+00:002011-02-11T17:33:37.220+00:00"Whoever was in charge of this case should be..."Whoever was in charge of this case should be fired" ..<br /><br />Yes, preferrably from the mouth of a very large gun ..<br /><br />wv = "fistiou" .. well, if you really insist ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-38646635237985946452011-02-11T16:38:36.631+00:002011-02-11T16:38:36.631+00:00Whoever was in charge of this case should be fired...Whoever was in charge of this case should be firedRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84071955217406544482011-02-11T14:14:10.333+00:002011-02-11T14:14:10.333+00:00Oops - just noticed you said "wouldn't&qu...Oops - just noticed you said "wouldn't". Sorry!Katabasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059375486530788092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-69364756279042656602011-02-11T14:13:33.891+00:002011-02-11T14:13:33.891+00:00@Chalcedon, I wouldn't even have claimed killi...@Chalcedon, I wouldn't even have claimed killing one of them would have been necessarily excessive. He could have had every reason to be in fear for his life.Katabasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059375486530788092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-64422577752924546502011-02-11T14:10:49.855+00:002011-02-11T14:10:49.855+00:00One of three thugs pulls a knife and the lone guy ...One of three thugs pulls a knife and the lone guy fights them off with a metal pole. Of course this wasn't excessive. It wouldn't have been excessive if he had killed one of them. the CPS is out of control and out of touch. But our stupid laws need a damn good overhaul too.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75338349148367208412011-02-11T13:43:12.284+00:002011-02-11T13:43:12.284+00:00This is just so painfully familiar.
>:-/This is just so <a href="http://i-squared.blogspot.com/2009/12/syorks-police-farce-at-it-again.html" rel="nofollow">painfully familiar.</a><br /><br />>:-/Katabasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059375486530788092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-51958186101629176412011-02-11T12:03:20.167+00:002011-02-11T12:03:20.167+00:00Can't defend yourself. What would the world co...Can't defend yourself. What would the world come to?<br /><br />The cops wouldn't have anything NOT to do while they drink their tea and fill in forms.Disenfranchised of Buckinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989290766873050732noreply@blogger.com