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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Gratiot on July 26, 2009, 10:50:54 PM

Title: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: Gratiot on July 26, 2009, 10:50:54 PM
Quote from: Tom Harper and Steve Farrell
A company director has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after confronting a gang of yobs who were attacking his stepson.

Colin Philpott, 58, allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old in the chest during the incident in the front garden of his £500,000 Tudor-style house.

He had awoken late on Friday night to discover stepson Alex Lee being beaten by the group of teenagers.

Dailymail.uk (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202182/Company-director-arrested-attempted-murder-rescuing-son-beaten-yobs.html)
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: Gratiot on July 26, 2009, 10:52:57 PM
 :o :o :o :o

I copied the first three paragraphs of the story.  When I went to paste it, the website auto-added this:

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202182/Company-director-arrested-attempted-murder-rescuing-son-beaten-yobs.html#ixzz0MQcfB3VG

How is that possible?   :o
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: thundley4 on July 26, 2009, 11:07:28 PM
:o :o :o :o

I copied the first three paragraphs of the story.  When I went to paste it, the website auto-added this:

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202182/Company-director-arrested-attempted-murder-rescuing-son-beaten-yobs.html#ixzz0MQcfB3VG

How is that possible?   :o

I've had that happen with several news sites.  Look at it this way, they are letting you know how much you can copy, and they make posting the link easier.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: Ptarmigan on July 26, 2009, 11:24:25 PM
That's socialism for ya! More proof that England needs a Pinochet type leadership.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on July 27, 2009, 12:30:03 AM
You would've thought the inhabitants of that island would have learned something about the right of self-defense, CAstle doctrine, and all that after that little boo-boo of inviting the Saxons and Angles in to protect them from the Picts.  But apparently the place seems to have gone through some sort of massive and collective cognitive collapse in the last 50 or so years.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: vesta111 on July 27, 2009, 04:28:57 AM
You would've thought the inhabitants of that island would have learned something about the right of self-defense, CAstle doctrine, and all that after that little boo-boo of inviting the Saxons and Angles in to protect them from the Picts.  But apparently the place seems to have gone through some sort of massive and collective cognitive collapse in the last 50 or so years.

I googled YOB interesting word, now I wonder what they call a bunch of the femal conterpats---Tarts.???
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: Duke Nukum on July 27, 2009, 11:53:09 AM
Reminds me a bit of A Clockwork Orange.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: djones520 on July 27, 2009, 11:55:14 AM
He was just arrested.  He wasn't tried, wasn't sentenced to life in prison, just arrested.

I'm pretty sure that the same would happen here in the US.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: Chris_ on July 27, 2009, 12:03:56 PM
He was just arrested.  He wasn't tried, wasn't sentenced to life in prison, just arrested.

I'm pretty sure that the same would happen here in the US.

Actually, the United Kingdom has been pretty aggressive in prosecuting anybody who defends themselves from thugs these past several years.  Can't appear to be advocating vigilantism, now can they?  Especially when their aggressive stance in banning private ownership of firearms has backfired so spectacularly.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: thundley4 on July 27, 2009, 12:19:40 PM
Actually, the United Kingdom has been pretty aggressive in prosecuting anybody who defends themselves from thugs these past several years.  Can't appear to be advocating vigilantism, now can they?  Especially when their aggressive stance in banning private ownership of firearms has backfired so spectacularly.
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Woman, 28, told to prove age to buy pizza-cutter
A shopper was astonished when staff at Marks and Spencer demanded that she prove her age before she bought a pizza-cutter.
Jenny Palmer, 28, was asked for her ID at the checkout after she went to the retailer's Derby store to buy the £1.50 item.
"I'm only two years off my 30th birthday and hardly look like I'm going to go out and physically harm someone," she said.
"I told the checkout woman I was buying it because I was moving into a new house, but she said her screen was telling her to ask for ID. I think she could have used some common sense. I can't believe I had to go through all of that just to buy a pizza-cutter, of all things."
M&S insisted its employee was right to demand proof of age from Ms Palmer under the 'Challenge 25' policy.
Nanny State (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5914307/Woman-28-told-to-prove-age-to-buy-pizza-cutter.html)
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murder
Post by: Airwolf on July 27, 2009, 03:51:22 PM
Must be a real PITA to get anything over there when you need to cut food.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: Gratiot on July 27, 2009, 05:59:56 PM
He was just arrested.  He wasn't tried, wasn't sentenced to life in prison, just arrested.

I'm pretty sure that the same would happen here in the US.

Yes, in some states and jurisdictions, but not all, a person whom kills another in self-defense is often arrested initially.

Unfortunately, for the last few years in Britain, that initial arrest has often been followed by condemnation of the act as well as charges being filed which led to convictions.
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: Eupher on July 28, 2009, 07:44:40 AM
Yes, in some states and jurisdictions, but not all, a person whom kills another in self-defense is often arrested initially.

Unfortunately, for the last few years in Britain, that initial arrest has often been followed by condemnation of the act as well as charges being filed which led to convictions.

Let's keep in mind that the arrestee did not kill the perp, merely injured him with a letter opener. So for a charge of "attempted murder" rather than some other charge, say of assault and battery for instance, that's going waaaaaay over the top.

This is England, though, not the U.S. But I still can't help but wonder if England hasn't gone over to the dark side. I mean, look at what happened to Madonna.  :mental:

Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: thundley4 on July 28, 2009, 07:57:11 AM
No !!! Let's not look at Madonna, she is scary looking.  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Nanny State Arrests Father For Saving Sons Life, Charged With Attempted Murd
Post by: Duke Nukum on July 28, 2009, 07:22:38 PM
Let's keep in mind that the arrestee did not kill the perp, merely injured him with a letter opener. So for a charge of "attempted murder" rather than some other charge, say of assault and battery for instance, that's going waaaaaay over the top.

This is England, though, not the U.S. But I still can't help but wonder if England hasn't gone over to the dark side. I mean, look at what happened to Madonna.  :mental:


They are way dark side.  They've had sharia courts for a while now.  Like what?  A year or two?

It wont be long now before there aren't any Britons left in Britain.