Hero Jailed for 3 years!!!!

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   jimmythejockposted 14 years ago

   A British man was jailed for 3 years today after his home was broken into by burglars who tied him and his family up and began to take his belongings.
   The man managed to escape from his tethers and attackd one of the robbers with a cricket bat.
   Because the man was judged to have used too much force he was jailed.
   
   what are your thought on this matter.....jimmy

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      A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Really? Too much force? In Texas you have always had the right to use deadly force to prevent a felony or theft on your property at night! Now with the Castle doctrine it can be used during the day! Too much force, how do you people take anything seriously in that clown country?

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         Nell Roseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Clown country? at least we don't give all our kids guns to shoot people with....

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            Hauntyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            lol just don't pick this up, ok?

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            A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, clown country! Nobody gives anyone a gun to shoot people here with, they have to be purchased, we're not socialists yet!

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      ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      The man used so much force that he gave the perpetrator permanent brain injuries, the cricket bat broke into three pieces. The 'British Man' was in fact one of three men, each of whom were hitting the burglar with weapons including the cricket bat and a metal pole.
      
      It amuses me how people can be drawn into any debate on here without critically analysing the original topic. Three men hitting one man around the head with blunt objects, down the street from the robbery, is not self defence but is in fact a revenge attack akin to that of death squads in Brazil.
      
      I have sympathy with the man jailed, but the picture you tried to paint is ridiculously inaccurate - although well suited to the spin merchants on this forum. Its good to see that you fit in so well.
      
      We all know that there is a big difference between 'law' and 'justice', anybody that thinks otherwise is an idiot, there you go - my answer to your question. Hussain had lived in Britain since 1964, long enough to know that chasing somebody down the street and hitting them repeatedly with a cricket bat around the head is a serious criminal offence.

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         A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Maybe he shouldn't have done the crime if he couldn't do the brain injury!

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         jimmythejockposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I would think that I would be so angry that my family were being attacked that i would react in the same way, did they man know that after the robbery that him and his family would be kept alive?

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            ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Im not sure what media source you have used Jimmy, but Hussain broke free after the robbers had already fled - with none of his family injured - and then subsequently alerted two other men. All three pursued the robbers, they caught one, at which point they battered him senseless. That is not what I call justice, I dont want that in my country, maybe you can have that in Scotland - one day you will have your independance.
            
            There are two victims in this case, one was injured, although admittedly only one of the men was punished - the man which head injuries should not have escaped jail for armed robbery.

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               Bovine Currencyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I would like to agree with you ryankett.  I do agree with the law of reasonable force, without this law it is a slippery slope to the insanity in some American states.  On the other hand, if I was that man with the family, I might have done the same.  The legal system is not perfect, same as any system, same as any of us.
               
               
               What I find more disturbing is that paedophiles are escaping long jail terms as a matter of course.  Perhaps not the most serious of cases but I believe any case against a child should be of the most serious concern.
               
               Things brings me accidentally back to this home invasion case.  Is it true the man with the brain injury escaped jail time?  That seems a little odd to me.
               
               From what I learnt while living in England, home invasion is a scourge.  If there is no real action by police, courts or government then vigilante violence will occur.

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            Hauntyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I agree with you, Jimmy. Ryan probably doesn't know what it means when one's family is attacked.

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               ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               You are agreeing with somebody who doesnt know what he is talking about. The man knew that "him and his family would be kept alive" because the burgler had already fled the scene. There is a clear difference between self defence and revenge, one is a matter of life and death whilst the other should be dealt with through the proper channels.

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                  A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  I don't believe you are representative of males in Britain, at least you are not representative of the ones I have met in the US! Those guys would kick the shit out of you for looking at them funny!

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                     ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     I am glad that you said that, they probably couldn't read or write either. I have never in my life been beaten up, read into that what you wish - nobody can touch me. You would fit in well where I currently live, plenty of cavemen and thick right wingers. Strong in the arm and thick in the head, just like you.

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                        A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        What you really mean to say is "real men" Men do not like having their families tied up and they certainly will chase the bad guy down and kill them if thats whats called for, and if you do that to my family then its called for! I'm sure I wouldn't fit into any society run by ladies so its all yours!

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                           ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                           I actually believe that the world would be a much better place if more females were involved in politics, so I guess that we should just agree to disagree. Gender equality is another thing that I advocate rather strongly, one day you will have your first female president - if you dont shoot her.

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                              A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                              Yeah,if!

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                  Hauntyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  You are probably right about this, Ryan. I don't know about the UK. All I know is that I grew up in a country where those proper channels can't be trusted. And you know, no one is perfect, so it is probably not ok to be this quick to judge someone as in 'you fit in so well'.

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         Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Reposting this explanation for new joiners to the thread.

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            Hauntyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

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         sneakorocksolidposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         You really need to give that enema a try.

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      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      That simply shows the Advanced Society America has as far as Rights of People are concerned. In America, his actions would legal. It also shows how limited Rights are in other Countries.
      
      Sorry, to point this out, but it's the truth of the matter. Even, with America being as screwed up as it is, individual Life has more meaning and the freedom for individual protection isn't to be hindered. Other Countries RULE over citizens' rights and many simply accept it, as a part of life, without realizing freedom is more important.

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      Don Wposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'm with Ryan on this one. In the UK "Any Person Powers" allow "any person" to use reasonable force to prevent harm to themselves or others, or damage to property. This includes detaining a person you have witnessed committing an arrestable offence.
      
      Three people beating someone senseless with a cricket bat (which broke) as the person lay on the floor after trying to flee, is not considered reasonable force. Had the "heroes" used enough force simply to detain the man long enough for police to arrive, then there would have been no case to answer.
      
      Having said that, I'm surprised that witnessing ones family being tied up and threatened didn't count as a mitigating circumstance for an the emotionally charged violent reaction on the part of at least one of the people. Perhaps it did. Maybe the sentence would have been longer without the mitigating factors.
      
      Either way personally I think the any person powers are sensible. They balance the right of individuals to protect themselves and their property with the need to deter peope from using force as a means of punishment and revenge which is something even police officers cannot (officially) do.

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         Jeffrey Nealposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         My primary issue with statutes such as this is who decides what is "reasonable"?  It is too subjective.  The law should specify, as it does in US states that employ the Castle Doctrine, that any manner of self defense is reasonable within your home.
         
         Of course, if Ryan's account is correct, then even US law or Castle Doctrine wouldn't have protected this person. (and yes, I know US law has no meaning here, just using it to compare)
         
         That said, I have no sympathy for an individual who met with serious injury for committing a violent crime.

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            ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Under UK law he would have had more of a case if he had hit the man over the head with a cricket bat whilst he was entering his house, and whilst he was inside the house. The fact that he had already fled the scene, and exited the house without causing anybody injury, makes it an entirely different situation. I agree with the sentiment though, if you play with fire then you will get burnt. But allowing the public to take the law into their own hands is a dangerous game to play, anybody doubting this should see the Louis Theroux documentary about Johanesburg!

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            Don Wposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            The Crown Prosecution Service says:
            
            
            
            Seems fairly sensible to me.

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      Daniel Carterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Obviously the judge is guilty of too much force by way of punishment. Guilty as charged--by us.

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      chambersgirl21posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This is absolutely rediculous.
      Maybe what he should have done was wave a toy gun in their faces and waited to see if that would scare them away.
      
      I cannot believe that.

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         ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Is that what God would have wanted?

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            chambersgirl21posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            which part?

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      manlypoetrymanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Let me see if I got this right...? You're at home in your house...and for reasons beyond your control...your forced to defend your family and yourself...and then you wind-up in jail...? Let me see...Huh? How'd that go again..?
      
      That is (Expletive) Pathetic! I don't think "the victim" in this case used enough force...IMHO. Great...just what we need on the planet...another judge soft on the criminals...and ready to throw the book at the average everyday guy...just trying to get through life without any hassle. I bet that judge is real proud of himself, too.

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      Bredaviesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Seriously? That is stupid! The man was defending himself and his family! What kind of a world do we live in!!?

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      Bibowenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I remember this case. I was doing some research on the British legal system when I came across it. What a reversal of justice to imprison this man for defending what is his!
      
      I'm with you Jimmy--he's a hero.

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       tony0724posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       More proof of the world gone crazy. I hope the British citizenry protests very loudly for the guy

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   Bovine Currencyposted 14 years ago

   the judge should be shot

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   fishtiger58posted 14 years ago

   That is a crock. Years ago some guys robbed a train yard and one of the robbers got his leg cut off by a moving train. He sued the train company and won a million bucks. Makes me sick. What is this world coming to. He got jail time but not much compared to the million he got.

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   rmcrayneposted 14 years ago

   If the man and his family are safe and unharmed, and their possessions safe, I'd say he used just the right amount of force.

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      Paradise7posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Good deal and ditto.  I've heard of stories like this before, in the United States as well as England.  There is such a thing as overdoing the bleeding-heart sh**.

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   alexandriaruthkposted 14 years ago

   that is what we call unjust and unfair,

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   dingdongposted 14 years ago

   One should be allowed to fight for the right, when it comes like this.

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   shazwellynposted 14 years ago

   The whole world has gone mad!  It was the free will of the burglar to penetrate a private house, but not the free will of the resident!! If the burglar didnt burgle in the first place then he wouldnt have got hurt!!

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   lorlie6posted 14 years ago

   How insane!  What on earth does the legal system consider "reasonable force?"  My family and I were talking about this very thing last night, and we pretty much all agreed that in the case of family torment, revenge is the proper course!

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   Dame Scribeposted 14 years ago

   I think the legal system in our countries need some serious updating as they seem designed to be 'against' the victims for anything, anytime and anywhere. We're getting ...seriously controlled.

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    Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago

    that is stupid and ridiculous! he did what was right, protecting his most valuable possessions his family! that judge needs to get robbed and see how it feels to be treated that way.

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    GL Bellposted 14 years ago

    Now thats a really Tragic.. I would hope Victums rights groups would get involved on that one...

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    bojanglesk8posted 14 years ago

    That's fucked up.

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    GL Bellposted 14 years ago

    Really we should all go to the judges house and tie him up and steal his stuff...Oh wait hes probably got a gun and would shoot us...

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       ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I doubt that he would have a gun, Britain is just not like California - which is why the intelligient British people (e.g. not Jimmythejock) cannot as a society condone brutal revenge attacks. Remember that this burglar did not have a gun, he had a knife, which he didnt use.

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          jimmythejockposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          thanks for the insult Ryan i really appreciate it.
          I just heard the report my local radio station and said it as it was told on there, there was no mention in the report about the attack being after the men had fled the scene.
          but even so if my family had been tied up and threatened, i would be so angry that i would go into a rage that i could not control.......jimmy

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             ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             You should know my game by know And for all I know you could be one of that half of Scotland who dont consider themselves British

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                jimmythejockposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                why wouldn't I consider myself British lol it says that I am on my passport, so it must be true .....jimmy

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                   ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   Not a hoops fan then Jimmy? I have found myself in a few Glasgow pubs where being 'British' wasnt an option!

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                      jimmythejockposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      sorry Red White and Blue all the way Ibrox is my Church lol...jimmy

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                         ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         Im neither, I have a bit of Irish in my family so my dad is a Celtic fan - I just like watching the Old Firm derby, some of the roughest games anybody could see! The only game in football where you win points for knee high challenges and elbows! If I had to choose a Scottish team to support it would be Arbroath, never been there and never seen them play - but bumped into their entire squad in a Tenerife bar once and have never seen a pub drunk dry so quickly

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          A Texanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Better to be stabbed to death than shot with those damned guns huh?

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       Hauntyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       OK, your real name please.

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    Wendi Mposted 14 years ago

    I would say "THAT'S HORRIBLE!"

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    sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago

    Well like I've said before everyone in my house has a gun and can use them. Good bye bad guys and I hope it hurts real bad!

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    kmackey32posted 14 years ago

    Yea I think he should have been able to kill the thief.

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    Frugal Fannyposted 14 years ago

    Here in Canada, the only limitation you have on defending your home and life is that you can not attack when the perpetrator is already fleeing.  Aside from that, anything's fair game.  If you are afraid for your life or your loved one's life, you have the right to kill the attacker in defense.

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