Author Topic: Killer gets only 8 years (Read 620 times)

AKIron · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2004, 04:40:30 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Just like that other guy in England who was "just protecting himself" with a shotgun. There is probably much more to this story.

I certainly hope so.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2004, 04:49:41 PM »

obviously he killed an unarmed man and deserved the sentance. there couldn't have been any guns in a country without guns, right?

midnight Target · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2004, 04:51:04 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
the poor robbers probably only got 6 months for an attempt. I'm jsut guessing though.

They got 14 years.

LAWCobra · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2004, 04:57:41 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Just like that other guy in England who was "just protecting himself" with a shotgun. There is probably much more to this story.

That should not matter MT.
Think about it.
Four strangers show up at your door with a gun.
What would you do to protect your family?

I know what you would do you would fight them with anything you had whetherr it be a katana or a gun or a fire place poker.

midnight Target · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2004, 05:07:24 PM »

What if he knew them? What if they were there to collect on a drug deal? What if they were invited, but the party went south on him?

LAWCobra · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2004, 05:14:07 PM »

What if they were the collecting for the red cross LOL.
They had a gun the man feared for his life think a bout it.
I have been robbed at gun point trust me It aint fun.
And If I had a weapon I would have tried to defend my self.

I might have gotten shot but I would feel a whole lot better about the whole thing years later.

There are two types of people.
Fighters and victims.
Trust me the bad guys look for the victims.

cpxxx · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2004, 05:24:40 PM »

Coincidentally, I read about that just before I logged on here. The Scotsman's story is a bit brief and rather shocking so a quick search revealed this: http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/lancashire/archive/2004/03/09/NEWS7ZM.html

I knew there had to be a catch. He was a drug dealer, without a gun ironically. They tried to rob him and came unstuck. A good result all round I think as it happens. In fact an ordinary citizen being treated like that would cause an uproar in the UK these days.

Nashwan · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2004, 05:37:25 PM »

Edit cpxx posted it whilst I was writing.

For those that don't want to follow the link, the man who was robbed and sentenced to 8 years sold drugs from his home, he chased the robbers outside his flat, and stabbed the man who died 4 times in the back as he ran away.

LAWCobra · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2004, 05:52:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Nashwan
Edit cpxx posted it whilst I was writing.

For those that don't want to follow the link, the man who was robbed and sentenced to 8 years sold drugs from his home, he chased the robbers outside his flat, and stabbed the man who died 4 times in the back as he ran away.

Then that does make a difference
He was not in fear of his life it would appear.

DmdBT · « **Reply #24 on:** March 24, 2004, 06:46:40 PM »

Ban assault knives!

mosgood · « **Reply #25 on:** March 25, 2004, 07:58:08 AM »

LOL the article at the top didn't say anything about the rest of the story!!!

WOW talk about freedom of the press!!

Rasker · « **Reply #26 on:** March 25, 2004, 08:25:10 AM »

Can you imagine the uproar if O.J. had used a gun?!?!?

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 25, 2004, 08:43:22 AM »

"I've got nowt"

Um....what?