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Did anyone watch 24 hours in police custody ( Channel 4 Monday)
Field Marshal Dr. Opti:
The thrust of it....
Two young crims with a police record as long as your arm decide to rob a house.
The homeowner chases after them in his car and knocks them off their stolen Yamaha.
The end result.....
The homeowner is sent to prison for 22 months for GBH. No charges against the young reprobates for attempted burglary or the stolen Yamaha.
Predictable really. :-X
Migv6 le Frog Fan:
They used to say "crime doesnt pay." ::)
Nick W:
It's part of the concept of reasonable force to defend yourself, which reduces once the danger to you is over. And that is definitely the case when the burglars are successfully getting away. Would you rather GBH is a lesser crime than burglary?
If he'd given them a good kicking while they were still in the house and 'appeared to be armed and violent' he would have been treated very differently.
YZ250:
If they hadn’t of stolen the bike and robbed a house they wouldn’t have got hurt would they. ::)
Anyone remember the guy that had his motorbike stolen by two thieves and then he chased after them in his Vectra. He rammed them, killing one of them, earning himself ten years behind bars. If the thief hadn’t of nicked the bike he wouldn’t have died so very little sympathy I’m afraid.
Red mist is a terrible thing and we don’t evaluate the consequences, It is definitely the sort of thing that I’d have done to retaliate when I was younger, because anger takes over. Thankfully I’ve mellowed with age, so now Mrs YZ would be the one to chase after them as she’s tougher than me. :)
Field Marshal Dr. Opti:
--- Quote from: Nick W on 30 November 2022, 14:59:54 ---It's part of the concept of reasonable force to defend yourself, which reduces once the danger to you is over. And that is definitely the case when the burglars are successfully getting away. Would you rather GBH is a lesser crime than burglary?
If he'd given them a good kicking while they were still in the house and 'appeared to be armed and violent' he would have been treated very differently.
--- End quote ---
No.
The criminal would have said that excessive force was used and the homeowner would be charged.
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