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What planet are this jury on-killing of Robbie McCallion

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    #92
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Johnnyskeleton, members of the Emergency Services are different in law to "plebs". Thats why there is a standalone offence of assaulting a Peace Officer which carries a higher penalty that assaulting somebody else. So if assaulting us carries a higher penalty why not killing us?

    Section 19 Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994
    19.—(1) Any person who—

    (a) assaults a peace officer acting in the execution of the peace officer's duty, knowing that he is, or being reckless as to whether he is, a peace officer acting in the execution of his duty, or

    (b) assaults any other person acting in the aid of a peace officer, or

    (c) assaults any other person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detention of himself or any other person for any offence,

    shall be guilty of an offence.

    (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable—

    (a) having elected for summary disposal of the offence, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both,

    (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.


    Section 2 Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.
    2.—(1) A person shall be guilty of the offence of assault who, without lawful excuse, intentionally or recklessly—

    (a) directly or indirectly applies force to or causes an impact on the body of another, or

    (b) causes another to believe on reasonable grounds that he or she is likely immediately to be subjected to any such force or impact,

    without the consent of the other.

    (2) In subsection (1) (a), “force” includes—

    (a) application of heat, light, electric current, noise or any other form of energy, and

    (b) application of matter in solid liquid or gaseous form.

    (3) No such offence is committed if the force or impact, not being intended or likely to cause injury, is in the circumstances such as is generally acceptable in the ordinary conduct of daily life and the defendant does not know or believe that it is in fact unacceptable to the other person.

    (4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.


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    #93
    CaseyRyback
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭CaseyRyback


    AlekSmart wrote: »
    Again Johnnyskeleton,I would defer somewhat to your somewhat more intimate knowledge of the law and it`s administration.


    AlekSmart following your above comment if I then say to you: "Don't be carried away by the fact that Johnnyskeleton is a barrister", Johnnyskeleton might well feel a slight upon his profession or indeed professionalism.....just as friends, family and colleagues of Garda McCallion might view the judges comment as a slight and offensive.

    JohnnySkeleton, if you're still participating in this thread, can you perhaps now see why certain posters feel the comment is offensive?


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