February 14, 2010
Sire, the Peasants are Revolting.
Yes, they are. This is still Fail, but there's some Win! in there.
David Fullard, 47, was prosecuted for attacking the two strangers who forced their way into his home and threatened to rape his partner and kill his two teenage children.
So where's the Win! you ask?
Geez, let me finish why don't ya?
Guy used a samurai sword he had on display.
The prosecution refused to accept that his actions amounted to lawful self-defence and argued it was 'over the top' to attack a man armed with a knuckleduster by using a 'battlefield weapon'.
The two thugs were both high on a cocktail of drink and drugs at the time, the court heard.
Ahhh, proportionality, he should have fought fair against the drunken thugs who wanted to murder and rape (possibly in that order) his family and burn down his house. Knuckle duster being brass knuckles. So since the thugs were willing to fight at arms' reach, it was rude and not very sportsmanlike for him to use a sword.
Wait for the Win!, it's coming.
But after a five-day trial at Hull Crown Court, Mr Fullard, a builder, broke down in tears as he was found not guilty of unlawful wounding.
Yay! Of course, it is still Britain so this is laced with Fail, you can't count on other juries to act sensibly.
Yesterday jobless Severs, 22, and Michael Smith, 19, escaped with a suspended prison sentence and 100 hours of community work after admitting affray at the court.
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David Fullard, 47, was prosecuted for attacking the two strangers who forced their way into his home and threatened to rape his partner and kill his two teenage children.
Geez, let me finish why don't ya?
Guy used a samurai sword he had on display.
The prosecution refused to accept that his actions amounted to lawful self-defence and argued it was 'over the top' to attack a man armed with a knuckleduster by using a 'battlefield weapon'.
The two thugs were both high on a cocktail of drink and drugs at the time, the court heard.
Ahhh, proportionality, he should have fought fair against the drunken thugs who wanted to murder and rape (possibly in that order) his family and burn down his house. Knuckle duster being brass knuckles. So since the thugs were willing to fight at arms' reach, it was rude and not very sportsmanlike for him to use a sword.
Wait for the Win!, it's coming.
But after a five-day trial at Hull Crown Court, Mr Fullard, a builder, broke down in tears as he was found not guilty of unlawful wounding.
Yay! Of course, it is still Britain so this is laced with Fail, you can't count on other juries to act sensibly.
Yesterday jobless Severs, 22, and Michael Smith, 19, escaped with a suspended prison sentence and 100 hours of community work after admitting affray at the court.
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Mr Fullard was arrested and only later did police arrest Smith and Severs, who had his ear re-attached in hospital.
They arrested him on the spot for defending his house and family and only after on went after the known assailants. They were acquaintances of his son so they knew who they were.
This guy barely got off and you know he would have gone to jail, these career criminals get community service. It'll probably be something that allows them to case neighborhoods for future home-invasions.
I really wish they had a quote from an outraged prosecutor over the proles releasing this dangerous man who thinks it's okay to defend himself, but I have been trying to reduce my intake of schadenfreude so it's probably just as well.
Update: I forget who to H/T, I bookmarked it a couple days ago, so uhhhh. let's say, Wyatt Earp, even though his name should be "Latigo" if he's gonna call his blog "Support Your Local Gunfighter".
Mr Fullard was arrested and only later did police arrest Smith and Severs, who had his ear re-attached in hospital.
They arrested him on the spot for defending his house and family and only after on went after the known assailants. They were acquaintances of his son so they knew who they were.
This guy barely got off and you know he would have gone to jail, these career criminals get community service. It'll probably be something that allows them to case neighborhoods for future home-invasions.
I really wish they had a quote from an outraged prosecutor over the proles releasing this dangerous man who thinks it's okay to defend himself, but I have been trying to reduce my intake of schadenfreude so it's probably just as well.
Update: I forget who to H/T, I bookmarked it a couple days ago, so uhhhh. let's say, Wyatt Earp, even though his name should be "Latigo" if he's gonna call his blog "Support Your Local Gunfighter".
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