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I'm just glad Mr Holmes was able to retrieve his airgun from where it was securely stored since the 10th of this month in time to tackle the intruder, and put two shots into him.
If he had used a more capable firearm the same principle of self defence under S.3 Criminal Law Act, Common Law and even ECHR still stands..........but might have been a bit more messy.. |
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"Patterson was given 18 months in a young offenders’ institution after admitting burglary at Hull Crown Court " As he was 20, why didn't he get sent to a proper prison instead of a young offenders institute? I'm genuinely interested, not taking the piss.  'cos he has a mental age of 5 innit 
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Quoted: I'm just glad Mr Holmes was able to retrieve his airgun from where it was securely stored since the 10th of this month in time to tackle the intruder, and put two shots into him. If he had used a more capable firearm the same principle of self defence under S.3 Criminal Law Act, Common Law and even ECHR still stands..........but might have been a bit more messy.. Interesing bit of case law that said even if you used an illegally held firearm for self defence, you could be acquitted. You'd face seperate charges for possessing the firearm though. Could never remember where I found that case now. Some interesting and surprisingly sensible comments made by the judge. Just to clarify, I mention it because I found it interesting, not to suggest in any way, shape or form that someone should possess let alone use a firearm without appropriate authority. |
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Quoted: "Patterson was given 18 months in a young offenders’ institution after admitting burglary at Hull Crown Court " As he was 20, why didn't he get sent to a proper prison instead of a young offenders institute? I'm genuinely interested, not taking the piss. Because, if memory serves, you can actually be in a YOI up to the age of 21 - I think even 22 in some circumstances. In this case it's probably because the adult jails are full |
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"Patterson was given 18 months in a young offenders’ institution after admitting burglary at Hull Crown Court " As he was 20, why didn't he get sent to a proper prison instead of a young offenders institute? I'm genuinely interested, not taking the piss. Because, if memory serves, you can actually be in a YOI up to the age of 21 - I think even 22 in some circumstances. In this case it's probably because the adult jails are full
Usually 21 before you meet 'Big Ron', bring your own soap 
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I'm just glad Mr Holmes was able to retrieve his airgun from where it was securely stored since the 10th of this month in time to tackle the intruder, and put two shots into him. Icarus Thats exactly how my dad would have said it.  with just a touch added irony, sarcasm & fecetiousness
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Quoted: I'd love to post this in GD as a positive but I'd get slaughtered as it was an air rifle.... Well I hope you gents don't mind me giving you my .02 cents worth on this one (not sure what .02 cents are called on the other side of the pond). In any case, yeah to a degree it would be bashed to some length by most non thinking nuckledraggers in GD. Me, I have used a brain cell in the past, (one of few remaining) given how your firearm laws are over there. It does suck for the homeowner. To me though it would fall more under the heading of stupid criminal. PS. I still say you gents drive on the wrong side of the road I do know a few m8s from over there, seeing this now reminds me to drop them a line and say hello. |
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Default doesn't always work. Besides since we drive on the right side we are in our right minds.  Actually, from the historical perspective, we drive on the correct, i.e. the left side. When people routinely carried swords, it was usual to keep to the left of the road in case an oncoming traveller attacked you. If you are right handed and get into a sword fight, you try to keep your opponent to your right where you can better defend yourself and parry his attack. The Japanese know a thing or two about using swords and they follow the same convention. Why mainland Europe changed sides I don't know for sure, but I think it was to do with Napoleon putting his mark on the places he passed through. |
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List of left-driving countries
The following is a list of countries of the world whose inhabitants drive on the left-hand side of the road. Most of the drivers of these countries use right-hand-drive vehicles. 1. Anguilla 2. Antigua and Barbuda 3. Australia 4. Bahamas 5. Bangladesh 6. Barbados 7. Bermuda 8. Bhutan 9. Botswana 10. Brunei 11. Cayman Islands 12. Christmas Island (Australia) 13. Cook Islands 14. Cyprus 15. Dominica 16. East Timor 17. Falkland Islands 18. Fiji 19. Grenada 20. Guernsey (Channel Islands) 21. Guyana 22. Hong Kong 23. India 24. Indonesia 25. Ireland 26. Isle of Man 27. Jamaica 28. Japan 29. Jersey (Channel Islands) 30. Kenya 31. Kiribati 32. Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 33. Lesotho 34. Macau 35. Malawi 36. Malaysia 37. Maldives 38. Malta 39. Mauritius 40. Montserrat 41. Mozambique 42. Namibia 43. Nauru 44. Nepal 45. New Zealand 46. Niue 47. Norfolk Island (Australia) 48. Pakistan 49. Papua New Guinea 50. Pitcairn Islands (Britain) 51. Saint Helena 52. Saint Kitts and Nevis 53. Saint Lucia 54. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55. Samoa 56. Seychelles 57. Singapore 58. Solomon Islands 59. South Africa 60. Sri Lanka 61. Suriname 62. Swaziland 63. Tanzania 64. Thailand 65. Tokelau (New Zealand) 66. Tonga 67. Trinidad and Tobago 68. Turks and Caicos Islands 69. Tuvalu 70. Uganda 71. United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) 72. Virgin Islands (British) 73. Virgin Islands (US) 74. Zambia 75. Zimbabwe List of right-driving countries The following is a list of countries of the world whose inhabitants drive on the right-hand side of the road. Most of the drivers of these countries use left-hand-drive vehicles. 1. Afghanistan 2. Albania 3. Algeria 4. American Samoa 5. Andorra 6. Angola 7. Argentina 8. Armenia 9. Aruba 10. Austria 11. Azerbaijan 12. Bahrain 13. Belarus 14. Belgium 15. Belize 16. Benin 17. Bolivia 18. Bosnia and Herzegovina 19. Brazil 20. British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego García) 21. Bulgaria 22. Burkina Faso 23. Burundi 24. Cambodia 25. Cameroon 26. Canada 27. Cape Verde 28. Central African Republic 29. Chad 30. Chile 31. China, People's Republic of (Mainland China) 32. Colombia 33. Comoros 34. Congo 35. Congo (former Republic of Zaire) 36. Costa Rica 37. Croatia 38. Cuba 39. Czech Republic 40. Denmark 41. Djibouti 42. Dominican Republic 43. Ecuador 44. Egypt 45. El Salvador 46. Equatorial Guinea 47. Eritrea 48. Estonia 49. Ethiopia 50. Faroe Islands (Denmark) 51. Finland 52. France 53. French Guiana 54. French Polynesia 55. Gabon 56. Gambia, The 57. Gaza Strip 58. Georgia 59. Germany 60. Ghana 61. Gibraltar 62. Greece 63. Greenland 64. Guadeloupe (French West Indies) 65. Guam 66. Guatemala 67. Guinea 68. Guinea-Bissau 69. Haiti 70. Honduras 71. Hungary 72. Iceland 73. Iran 74. Iraq 75. Israel 76. Italy 77. Ivory Coast 78. Jordan 79. Kazakhstan 80. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) 81. Korea, Republic of (South Korea) 82. Kuwait 83. Kyrgyzstan 84. Laos 85. Latvia 86. Lebanon 87. Liberia 88. Libya 89. Liechtenstein 90. Lithuania 91. Luxembourg 92. Macedonia 93. Madagascar 94. Mali 95. Marshall Islands 96. Martinique (French West Indies) 97. Mauritania 98. Mayotte (France) 99. Mexico 100. Micronesia, Federated States of 101. Midway Islands (USA) 102. Moldova 103. Monaco 104. Mongolia 105. Morocco 106. Myanmar (formerly Burma) 107. Netherlands 108. Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba) 109. New Caledonia 110. Nicaragua 111. Niger 112. Nigeria 113. Northern Mariana Islands 114. Norway 115. Oman 116. Palau 117. Panama 118. Paraguay 119. Peru 120. Philippines 121. Poland 122. Portugal 123. Puerto Rico 124. Qatar 125. Réunion 126. Romania 127. Russia 128. Rwanda 129. Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies) 130. Saint Martin (French West Indies) 131. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 132. San Marino 133. Sao Tome e Principe 134. Saudi Arabia 135. Senegal 136. Serbia and Montenegro 137. Sierra Leone 138. Slovakia 139. Slovenia 140. Somalia 141. Spain 142. Sudan 143. Svalbard (Norway) 144. Sweden 145. Switzerland 146. Syria 147. Taiwan 148. Tajikistan 149. Togo 150. Tunisia 151. Turkey 152. Turkmenistan 153. Ukraine 154. United Arab Emirates 155. United States 156. Uruguay 157. Uzbekistan 158. Vanuatu 159. Venezuela 160. Vietnam 161. Wake Island (USA) 162. Wallis and Futuna Islands (France) 163. West Bank 164. Western Sahara 165. Yemen Let us know when you want to come back to the proper side of the road 
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...I think it was to do with Napoleon putting his mark on the places he passed through. So you're saying that the Yanks have a secret hankering to be cheese-eating surrender monkeys? Well let's face it, the French did save their ass from the evil Imperialist Redcoats...........
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