Dead people sue Dead people

Mike 1972

RTE news

Ten Ugandans are suing the British government for crimes committed by colonial officers during a late 19th century war in the northwest of the country.

The suit largely centres on events that took place in the Bunyoro tribal kingdom between 1893 and 1899.

'Before this war the population of Bunyoro was stated to be 2.5 million. But by the end of the war there were only 150,000 Bunyoro that could be accounted for,' Crispus Ayena Odongo, a lawyer for the group, said.

'The people who were responsible for invading the place should tell us where the rest are,' he added.

When the British began their colonial project in present-day Uganda they were received warmly by one the country's largest tribes, the Buganda, according to several historical works.

However, the Bunyoro, the other dominant kingdom in the area, was resistant.

The suit alleges that between 1893 and 1899 the British, using their own fighters and those imported from Buganda, decimated Bunyoro in an attempt to force the tribal monarch to sign an agreement with the colonial government.

Mr Odongo, who previously served as the chief legal advisor to the Lord's Resistance Army rebel militia during failed peace talks, said his case relied heavily on dairies from colonial field officers.

He said the kingdom had never recovered from the massive losses caused by the British backed invasion.

The case is currently pending in a Ugandan court. Britain has hired local legal representatives who have insisted the British government enjoys diplomatic immunity.

Mr Odongo said his clients suspect they may have more success pursuing the matter in a British court, the approach chosen by a group of Kenyan former Mau Mau freedom fighters.

'This and the Mau Mau case are very similar. It's a very good precedent,' he argued.

The 10 named citizens are senior officials from Bunyoro's Kibaale district.

Mr Odongo said the complainants were asking for an astronomical £300bn (€344bn) in damages.

mathie

"Crispus Ayena Odongo".
Seriously WTF?

pickarooney

mathie wrote: »

"Crispus Ayena Odongo".
Seriously WTF?

People in other countries sometimes have names which are different to ours.

Mike 1972

pickarooney wrote: »

names which are different to ours.

In this particulr case among other things it would seem ?

Wazdakka

We can sue Dead people?? :eek:

I think I'll Sue Jesus for misrepresentation and extortion.

mikom

Mr Odongo said the complainants were asking for an astronomical £300bn (€344bn) in damages...... but would settle for bank account numbers, sort codes, and passwords.

MaybeLogic

pickarooney wrote: »

People in other countries sometimes have names which are different to ours.

W'Idi Amin?

Choke

2,500,000 down to 150,000.

How much did the Jews get from Germany?

WindSock

Crispus is still a funny name though. 'Where's the rice, Crispus?'

funk-you

Shocker! The British Empire acted in it's own best interests and in an unscrupulous manner:eek:

Does anyone know how many years they were here? I've forgotten.

-Funk

Mike 1972

Choke wrote: »

How much did the Jews get from Germany?

Godwin ?

WindSock

'I sue dead people' :eek:

Mike 1972

funk-you wrote: »

Shocker! The British Empire acted in it's own best interests and in an unscrupulous manner

According to a dude from the LRA ?

nice people you know !

Oneironaut

Somehow I don't think the British will be coffin up.

sceptre

Mr Odongo, who previously served as the chief legal advisor to the Lord's Resistance Army rebel militia during failed peace talks, said his case relied heavily on dairies from colonial field officers.

Hmmmm. Milky.

Buford T Justice

Monies anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=372Ah0Z_L1w

mathie

pickarooney wrote: »

People in other countries sometimes have names which are different to ours.

Maybe I should change my name to Crispus Finday Pancakes?

MaybeLogic

pickarooney wrote: »

People in other countries sometimes have names which are different to ours.

It's especially not funny because so many of the Tribesmen were burnt to a crispus.

WindSock

MaybeLogic wrote: »

It's especially not funny because so many of the Tribesmen were burnt to a crispus.

Odongo there girlfrien

star.chaser

Good evening sir, this is Crispus,

I'm calling from your Baunk.

Minstrel27

funk-you wrote: »

Does anyone know how many years they were here? I've forgotten.

-Funk

We could make a fortune.

NothingMan

So if we were to claim for the same amount and win, we could split it up evenly and everyone in the country would get upwards of €70,000. I'll start drawing up the papers.

cian1500ww

We should sue the British for what they did during the famine

pickarooney

NothingMan wrote: »

So if we were to claim for the same amount and win, we could split it up evenly and everyone in the country would get upwards of €70,000. I'll start drawing up the papers.

Don't forget to sue the Danes as well in your class action.

WindSock

cian1500ww wrote: »

We should sue the British for what they did during the famine

Yeah and then get those pesky Irish for what they did to us during the Civil War.

cian1500ww

WindSock wrote: »

Yeah and then get those pesky Irish for what they did to us during the Civil War.

Who's us ??

Mike 1972

African Americans could sue Whitey over slavery.

Mixed race ? No problem -just sue yourself !

WindSock

The Irish

peasant

cian1500ww wrote: »

We should sue the British for what they did during the famine

Absolutely !

1.5 million starved 19th century Irishmen = 54 billion euro

The Brits pay for NAMA

Justice !




or something like that

Mike 1972

peasant wrote: »

1.5 million starved 19th century Irishmen

But they fed the women right ?

ART6

pickarooney wrote: »

People in other countries sometimes have names which are different to ours.

star.chaser wrote: »

Good evening sir, this is Crispus,

I'm calling from your Baunk.

They sometimes spell things differently too:D

Kev_ps3

funk-you wrote: »

Shocker! The British Empire acted in it's own best interests and in an unscrupulous manner:eek:

Does anyone know how many years they were here? I've forgotten.

-Funk

Eh, im sure many people dont know about this genocide. Hope they win the case.

Mike 1972

xKev wrote: »

Eh, im sure many people dont know about this genocide. Hope they win the case.

Why should UK taxpayers have to pay money to people who werent around at the time over something a few dead people dis to some other dead people ?

Son Of A Vidic

Wazdakka wrote: »

We can sue Dead people?? :eek:

I think I'll Sue Jesus for misrepresentation and extortion.

I think it's the Catholic church rather than Jesus you should be suing.

Choke

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Godwin ?

:rolleyes:
Comparing genocide to *shock* another genocide is not Godwin.