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Shot burglar wins right to sue Martin
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/2987642.stm
I don’t claim to know the details of this case beyond what is stated in the
linked articles, but I think I have to disagree with some of the broader
conclusions reached in the case.
A person’s home should be respected, and when it is not - those trespassing
should not necessarily expect to avoid personal harm or even death.
They are giving the criminal the right to sue his intended victim. If a person
tried to invade my home -- to hurt my loved ones or myself, or just to take some
of our things -- I can assure you that they are not going to be leisurely
questioned about their specific motives or if they happen to be on their way
out. In fact, I think I can pretty much guarantee a “shoot first, ask questions
later” policy when it comes to home invasion.
Personally, I am really sick of the quasi-parental role governments now seek to
fulfill. It’s as if they were trying to settle a disagreement between violent
siblings.
The consideration that the intended victim may or may not be a mentally
unbalanced person is entirely a separate question. If he has slipped through
the cracks of their mental health system it is surely more a reason to forgive
his actions than to punish him for them.
What am I not seeing or understanding here? What explains the legal postion
taken by the government?
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) Not that I watch alotta telly, but on Judge Judy once, a woman was sueing a guy for monies lost because the fradulent deal he suckered her in to went south and she lost money. Judge Judy looked at her and said something like "You want to use (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) snip (...) And everyone wonders why people "go off their rocker" and bomb and/or shoot government buildings and/or officals. -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) What lousy reporting. The guy doing the shooting is in jail, but the article never actually says he is in jail for killing one of the burglers. Nor does it establish why he was convicted even if it was for that incident. Did the burglers turn (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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