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Has a criminal ever sued a victim Successfully

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  • #32
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    TheNewMe wrote: »
    Here's one case from the UK - probably the best known - where a farmer was jailed for shooting two burglars and the surviving burglar (who was also convicted) later sued him

    True but Tony Martin was asking for trouble by posessing an illegally held pump action shotgun. The case fits the bill but its not hard to convict a bloke for shooting someone in the back halfway out a window.

    It is interesting to see the common factors of repeated burglaries prior to the event between this and the Nealy case. Plus the fact that despite the clear case where both went beyond reasonable and proportionate, they became cause celebres.


  • #33
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,490 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    True but Tony Martin was asking for trouble by posessing an illegally held pump action shotgun. The case fits the bill but its not hard to convict a bloke for shooting someone in the back halfway out a window.

    It is interesting to see the common factors of repeated burglaries prior to the event between this and the Nealy case. Plus the fact that despite the clear case where both went beyond reasonable and proportionate, they became cause celebres.
    But here in Ireland, it proved impossible to convict Nally for killing Ward by shooting him twice (the second time when he was fleeing), battering him with a lump of wood, then throwing his body over a wall.

    Reminds me of the old story (during English rule) when a judge in Limerick addressed the accused thus:

    You have been found Not Guilty by a jury of your peers, and you may leave this court with no other slur on your character.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #34
    dermo88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭dermo88


    I wonder why. Oh hold on.....

    Not worth a ban..................

    Holds tongue......................

    Step away from the keyboard

    Resist temptation

    Deep breath dermo, deep breath.

    Phew......think nice thoughts dermo, think nice thoughts. There are no cream crackers in KL. There are no cream crackers in KL.

    Amen to that.


  • #35
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    My apologies Dermo I deleted the post as you displayed how far of topic Nealy can bring us.


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