**WHACK** Take that **SMACK**

arybvtcw0eolkf

Robbery on Dawson Street today..

Its just been reported on the RTE news that one armed robbery is in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital with a fractured skull

From the Mods and members of the Self Defence and Martial Arts forum;

"WELDONE MR JEWELLERY STORE OWNER"

FRom the RTE SIX ONE news, one robber was holding the man's wife around the neck. The Husband (shop owner) attacked and disarmed the man.

The other two cowardly bastards legged it and were caught on the street.

Can we have a round of applause for the shop owner who stood up and defended his wife, staff and livelihood please?.

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Dr Strange

Sweet...just...sweet!

Rowley Birkin QC

I'm just glad you didn't put that extra bloody full stop at the bottom of your post.

Overheal

send him a card with a link to your forum in case he needs any more advice.

or if yous needs advice.

Jello

One of the two cowards who legged it was tripped up by a pedestrian on the street who saw what was happening. And the other fella is in hospital with a suspected fractured skull. GOOD STUFF!

RMD

Well done Mr Jeweller. Fair play to the passerby who went after the fleeing raider as well.

Need more people with balls in this country.

Kernel

Maybe the decent people will stop allowing the minority scumbags to terrorise them.

Dartz

He'll be charged with assault and imprisoned.

Bloody system.

PCPhoto

what are the chances that the criminal scumbag will take a civil action for the damages he received (excessive force et all that:P)

Suspected fractured skull - Well done Mr Jeweller Shop man !!!

4zn76tysfajdxp

Yes we can. Well done sir, whoever you are.

SEPT 23 1989

Dartz wrote: »

He'll be charged with assault and imprisoned.

Bloody system.

you know he probably will

Rented Mule

I hope that he has to wait the same six weeks for an X-ray that I had to endure.

Kernel

Dartz wrote: »

He'll be charged with assault and imprisoned.

Bloody system.

In defence of yourself or another person, or in defence of your own property or someone else's, you can use reasonable force. So he won't be charged or imprisoned.

RMD

Kernel wrote: »

In defence of yourself or another person, or in defence of your own property or someone else's, you can use reasonable force. So he won't be charged or imprisoned.

Knowing how idiotic the Irish judicial system is, it's more than likely a fractured skull will be viewed as excessive force.

Hootanany

Well if he had only one arm he would be easy to track down then if he got away

My name is URL

Real men sell jewelery

dunnomede?

Hootanany wrote: »

Well if he had only one arm he would be easy to track down then if he got away

I dunno seemed to take Richard Kimble quite a while

Kernel

RMD wrote: »

Knowing how idiotic the Irish judicial system is, it's more than likely a fractured skull will be viewed as excessive force.

It's possible, but very very unlikely. The fact that the man went in to rob the owners property and grabbed his wife around the neck would give him two counts to use force. For all we know, the man was being restrained, acted out violently and cracked his skull off the ground.

Blackie93

Kailey Low Viola wrote: »

Robbery on Dawson Street today..

Its just been reported on the RTE news that one armed robbery is in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital with a fractured skull


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Haha 'one armed robbery'

minidazzler

Kernel wrote: »

Maybe the decent people will stop allowing the minority scumbags to terrorise them.

Maybe, but probably not.

wudangclan

robber has gun to wifes' head saying "gimme all the jewels or i shoot..."
maybe the jewellery shop owner wasn't too fond of his wife

Borneo Fnctn

If you're reading this Mister Jeweller, I hope you know what you are. You're a great big hero!

spylon

PCPhoto wrote: »

what are the chances that the criminal scumbag will take a civil action for the damages he received (excessive force et all that:P)

Now that is something that would be worth protesting against. I would take to the streets to defend the jeweller's right to crack skulls.

He sounds like a diamond geezer

Ro: maaan!

What time did this happen, anyone know?

Oliver1985

Macho ...macho man.... I wanna be a macho man!!!

Fago!

Kailey Low Viola wrote: »

Robbery on Dawson Street today..

Its just been reported on the RTE news that one armed robbery is in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital with a fractured skull

I had to read that like six times before I realised you mis-spelled something.

Fair play to the jewellery guy though.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Fago_25 wrote: »

I had to read that like six times before I realised you mis-spelled something.

Six times!.. Wow!.

Your probably dyslexic, like me.

Gran Hermano

And there I was thinking this thread was about Robbie Williams drug habit.

M O N T O

The Jeweller fought back?


Must have been a chain reaction, ey, ey?


I'll get my coat.

Agent J

Well done that man.

And the other people who assisted.

Now they need to change the law so that there should never even be a question of someone like that shop keeper being charged.

I think the law has some stupid line that " If you have a chance to retreat and dont this will be considered aganist you".

Personally i think that unless it is a very literal "It was them or me" anything short of intentionally killing them is relative fair game.

If you break in to someone elses place to harm or steal you forfeit your rights.

Shaws

Maybe it was The Citizen....!

That's brilliant! I'd be too scared! Go dude!

DevilsBreath

Perfect well done to the jeweler, and the passer by.

Love the story.

Funny felling i'd have **** myself.

ManBurger

I hope he dies from his injuries

Dancor

What a golden story. That shop owner is a real gem, Worth his weight in gold. He should have kicking the robber in the jewels for good measure.

jerry2623

Excessive force is excessive force if we revert back to the laws of the jungle and take the law into our own hands we just become like the robbers.
This guy was probably just trying to finance a drug habit or trying to pay off a drug debt.
For those that read this and snort a little bit of charlie or smoke a bit of dope in your nice middle class lives, you are only a few short steps removed from these guys

AckwelFoley

jerry2623 wrote: »

Excessive force is excessive force if we revert back to the laws of the jungle and take the law into our own hands we just become like the robbers.
This guy was probably just trying to finance a drug habit or trying to pay off a drug debt.
For those that read this and snort a little bit of charlie or smoke a bit of dope in your nice middle class lives, you are only a few short steps removed from these guys

lol

MagicMarker

I can't help but think the shop owner is an idiot who put his wife and himself in even more danger, seeing as the 'robbers' had a shotgun!

But I'd still buy him a pint.

Mr Magnolia

A serious kudos to the shop owner.

I'm really glad he didn't end up a dead hero.

Love it.. Takes a brave man to do something like this. I think id have frozen..

Mars Bar

ManBurger wrote: »

I hope he dies from his injuries

I hope not for the jewelers sake coz then he'll be accountable for murder or manslaughter...

Mr Yellow

Just realeased as NEWS FLASH on RTE - the raiders were Biffo, Hungry Jaws Minister O'Donoghue & mathematician minister Brian Lenihan - still trying to rob the public eh....but we got u this time

Well done to Mr Myagi in the jewellers, but not always such a wise option, just when its a happy ending like today!

Dennis the Stone

****ing amateurs. Most of these scumbags are as thick as two short planks, it's good to see people challenging them.

Raze_them_all

Kernel wrote: »

It's possible, but very very unlikely. The fact that the man went in to rob the owners property and grabbed his wife around the neck would give him two counts to use force. For all we know, the man was being restrained, acted out violently and cracked his skull off the ground.

The problem is with "reasonable force" in ireland is it's not you who decides, It's a judge sitting on his pretty bench and holding a little gavel that decides if what you did was reasonable.
Say for instance once the man was disarmed and on the ground, if cctv catches the shop owner hitting the man on the ground a judge could call that excessive force.

Also the pedestrian who got the fleeing thief could be done for assault as the thief was retreating, thus no longer a danger.

Thus proving that Irish law is ****e and sometimes texas can be right.

builttospill

jerry2623 wrote: »

Excessive force is excessive force if we revert back to the laws of the jungle and take the law into our own hands we just become like the robbers.
This guy was probably just trying to finance a drug habit or trying to pay off a drug debt.
For those that read this and snort a little bit of charlie or smoke a bit of dope in your nice middle class lives, you are only a few short steps removed from these guys

Oh the humanity! Your first post on Boards as well. May I be the first to tell you that it's gonna be a rocky road from here on in...

Size=everything

If only McNally was about he could've shot them in the back as they legged it!

iluvlamp

Would we still be giving him a round of applause if he had of gotten blasted in the face possibly his wife too? Thankfully this wasnt a tale of have a go hero gets shot dead...but i recall a post office worker chasing after a culprite who then turned round and shot the worker dead at point blank range. Some things arent worth it!!!!

Sheeps

How were the two fellas who legged it cowards for doing so? What else were they supposed to do? Wait for the cops to show up and fight their way out of it? The objective of armed robbery is actually to get away with the robbery.

aDeener

Size=everything wrote: »

If only McNally was about he could've shot them in the back as they legged it!

McNally :rolleyes:

attempt at cleverness gone horribly wrong

VinnyTGM

Jello wrote: »

One of the two cowards who legged it was tripped up by a pedestrian on the street who saw what was happening. And the other fella is in hospital with a suspected fractured skull. GOOD STUFF!

Was tripped up by a passing motorist.

fitz0

Fair f*cks to the jeweller! Heres hoping the courts don't turn him into the criminal.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Guaranteed a civil case will be brought against the shop owner