Longford solicitor shoots judge in court

mike65

Pity it wasn't the other way round.

http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/Judge-shot-by-air-pistol.5656261.jp

Judge John Neilan was accidentally shot by an air pistol during a Family Law hearing in Longford earlier this week.

The accident happened when a solicitor was exhibiting an air pistol during the court hearing. The weapon was inadvertently discharged, firing a pellet which struck the judge.

The judge was not seriously injured in the incident and, in fact, it is understood that he continued to hear the court case. The incident occurred during a Family Law hearing on Tuesday in front of around half a dozen shocked witnesses. The media are excluded from Family Law cases and as a result, details of the incident have only emerged today, Thursday.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

You would think that the pistol would have been checked to make sure it was empty before being brought into the court!

ejmaztec

Longford must be like Afghanistan...............:eek:

Earthhorse

Bryn wrote: »

You would think that the pistol would have been checked to make sure it was empty before being brought into the court!

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

ejmaztec

ejmaztec wrote: »

Longford must be like Afghanistan...............:eek:

So that is the point of a Burka!

chin_grin

Earthhorse wrote: »

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

Airsoft that'a way ->

weeder

chin_grin wrote: »

Airsoft that'a way ->

too bad he wasnt shot with an airsoft gun then isnt it.

testicle

Earthhorse wrote: »

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

take the round(s) out of it

biko

I heard about this case.

After the solicitor shot the judge he went "****, it's an airgun" and ran up to the judge and bludgeoned him to death with it!

Daroxtar

Bryn wrote: »

You would think that the pistol would have been checked to make sure it was empty before being brought into the court!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE3QAeYRk-A

Trojan911

Earthhorse wrote: »

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

Er.... fire it???? :pac: :pac:

That_Guy

Earthhorse wrote: »

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

Sucking all of the air out of the world. DUH!!

Poor Uncle Tom

I think he was proposing to the judge at the time......

humanji

Earthhorse wrote:

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

The same way you do an normal gun. You look down the barrel and pull the trigger to see if there's any bullets in there. Have you learned nothing from Wile E. Coyote?

I've a sneaking suspicion that this is going to be used as an excuse for a furthur clampdown on air pistols, airsoft devices, paint guns and anything else that isn't actually dangerous but can make Fianna Fail look like they care by banning them.

sherdydan

ahh its a good thing anyways... that judge neilan is a w****r. everyone here in athlone town hates him

AnonoBoy

ejmaztec wrote: »

Longford must be like Afghanistan...............:eek:

It's worse. Far worse. Believe me.

Sparks

weeder wrote: »

too bad he wasnt shot with an airsoft gun then isnt it.

I get the feeling the Longford Leader wouldn't know an air pistol from an airsoft pistol if you bludgeoned them with both for comparison.
If the judge had been shot with an air pistol, he'd have had to adjourn the case while he went about getting a surgeon to dig the pellet out of him. Unless those robes are of something sturdy like kevlar...

chin_grin

weeder wrote: »

too bad he wasnt shot with an airsoft gun then isnt it.

:rolleyes:

We need a facepalm emoticon. Srs.

Wazdakka

Sparks wrote: »

I get the feeling the Longford Leader wouldn't know an air pistol from an airsoft pistol if you bludgeoned them with both for comparison.
If the judge had been shot with an air pistol, he'd have had to adjourn the case while he went about getting a surgeon to dig the pellet out of him. Unless those robes are of something sturdy like kevlar...

If I was a Judge in Longford I'd want a bloody Kevlar Robe.

And a Throne..
And a Timmy Mallet style Gavel..
And Concubines...

Wait.. what were we talking about?
Yea..Judge shot... Terrible

Capt'n Midnight

Was he shot in Lord Longford's estate ?

DamoDLK

Jasus good job it was private court! imagine in the District court this happening!!
I can picture it now all over SKYNEWS live!!! - reports of a shooting in a Co. Longford courtroom, over a speeding fine...