tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post1628101440208895776..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Legal Oddity...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-64229192677179647732009-10-18T06:57:43.564+01:002009-10-18T06:57:43.564+01:00"You sound as cross and frustrated at the wor...<i>"You sound as cross and frustrated at the world we live in as me!"</i> <br /><br />There's a lot to be cross and frustrated with, unfortunately...<br /><br /><i>"But the way this is phrased is ridiculously 'safe'."</i> <br /><br />It's pretty confusing for the average paper reader!<br /><br /><i>"If in doubt, think of this..."</i> <br /><br />That works! Cheers :)<br /><br /><i>"A crim's a crim, no matter what gender."</i> <br /><br />indeed. But arson isn't usually a female weapon of choice.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-31333875504965763222009-10-17T19:29:31.045+01:002009-10-17T19:29:31.045+01:00Still needs the key thrown away, even if she is fe...Still needs the key thrown away, even if she is female, as you point out, Julia. A crim's a crim, no matter what gender.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-61524273800638311252009-10-17T17:31:56.096+01:002009-10-17T17:31:56.096+01:00I think the answer is that "between the dates...I think the answer is that "between the dates of January 31 and February 3" is an accurate description of 1st and 2nd of Feb. Those two days come after the 31st of Jan and before the 3rd of Feb, hence the period between 31st Jan and 3rd Feb is the two days of 1st and 2nd Feb.<br /><br />If in doubt, think of this: "the baked beans are between the tinned peas and the pickled walnuts on the middle shelf". The peas and walnuts are outside the outer limits of the bean section, hence "between peas and walnuts" excludes both peas and walnuts but includes the whole of the bean section.<br /><br />As to the year-and-a-day rule, I believe that has been abolished entirely. It was a curious historical quirk that served no real purpose.TheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-10056621110831888682009-10-17T17:30:20.550+01:002009-10-17T17:30:20.550+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.TheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34284499768732372252009-10-17T16:38:33.999+01:002009-10-17T16:38:33.999+01:00Wow, that is some extra-safe bracketing, there. I ...Wow, that is some extra-safe bracketing, there. I believe that, for a charge of murder, the victim must have died within one year (used to be 1 year and 1 day) of the action which is attributed as a cause of death. Thus, murder charges have to show an early bound to the causative action, and a later bound to the death of the victim, the difference between which must be no more than 1 year.<br /><br />But the way this is phrased is ridiculously 'safe'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-7381933104321519062009-10-17T15:53:48.576+01:002009-10-17T15:53:48.576+01:00You sound as cross and frustrated at the world we ...You sound as cross and frustrated at the world we live in as me!increasinglymiffedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731032199591453758noreply@blogger.com