It’s not often I mention anything from the UK but this is outrageous. And not for the reasons that you might, at first, think. My first thought on reading the headline was how bad it was that these guys, defending their family, their property from cruel and vile people, should be sent to jail……………….until you read that the thief that they caught, they subsequently beat so hard that he has suffered permanent brain damage. Perhaps the headline should have read ‘Vicious Thugs jailed for beating the crap out of man – the UK goes back to the Dark Ages’ or something like that.
And then there’s this. I find it astonishing that in this, the 21st century, a country that is almost a continent in its own right, should not be looking after its people in a proper and civilised way. And if any of you Americans (sorry Gail) think that this is ‘commie’ thinking, you are completely fucking crazy! Our Health Care systems may not be perfect but everyone does have the right to be ‘looked after’ and to have help to get better or have an operation or whatever. It is inconceivable to me that a civilised country doesn’t already have this. And I just don’t understand how it can even be open for debate! There! That’s all I have to say on the matter.
Oh yes, and today, a few minutes ago, I cancelled one of my subscriptions to one of the web sites. Here’s hoping I don’t need it again?
I welcome this break from your love affair (TMI) to write on public affairs (would like more). Question? Any chance there’s an ethnic angle to the legal revulsion at the revenge attack?
Have UK soldiers randomly shooting Irish people around the 8 counties after an IRA attack been treated to similar sentences? What about the Birmingham cops? I’m looking for white Brits jailed after being caught avenging. Any examples?
Thanks Cecilieaux. We’ll see what we can do, after all, our (?) Prime Minister has just been smashed in the face with a model of the cathedral of Milan. I guess it might just be worth a post – maybe tomorrow.
I don’t think there was any racial element to this and, yes, the famous case in the UK was Tony Martin (white guy) who shot some burglars (another white guy) as they were escaping. When I checked it out, actually one of the guys dies from his injuries – and all this time I thought he only injured one. Anyway, he got ‘life’ for the killing of the one. Tony Martin
Killing or seriously maiming someone, in my view, is not the use of reasonable force and cannot be justified – else why bother having the law at all, even if it doesn’t always serve us well!