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Subject:	Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:50:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/07/20/nmart20.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/07/20/ixhome.html/news/2003/07/20/nmart20.xml

I literally laughed out loud in disbelief over this case. “A danger to Burglers”???

JOHN

The reality is that Mr Martin shot a 16-year-old kid in the back from a range of four feet using a weapon he should not have had. Read on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/2939490.stm

Right so even that article said the “16-year-old kid” broke into his home. If your old enough to commit the crime your old enough get shot for it. I for one would not let someone survive breaking into my home regardless of which direction their facing. I am not stupid enough to risk my life by shouting “freeze.” Of course I would just as easily shove a sword through said persons throat as shoot them. I don’t know maybe people just don’t get the concept of kill or be killed.

-Mike Petrucelli

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		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) Nice. Burgler != killer. So the 'kill or be killed' application does not apply. Sure you don't know the intention of said burgler, but because he broke one law doesn't immediately mean he 's going to commit murder. If we justified killing (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
(...) The reality is that Mr Martin shot a 16-year-old kid in the back from a range of four feet using a weapon he should not have had. Read on: (URL) Mr Martin was tried using standards which put certain aspects of your legal system to shame. Why (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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