Hi Dorothy I also wondered about this and did the google thing. I got several answers from rescuing someone or failing to rescue some one but the one most likely correct is from Tort Law http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/R/Rescue.aspx "The predominant usage at common law<http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/C/CommonLaw.aspx> is in reference to the criminal offence of rescue: interference with lawful imprisonment by forcibly freeing the lawfully imprisoned person." The sentencing is hard to read in these cases... six months for stealing a handkerchief, ten years transported to Australia for being found in possession of someone else 9 (geese look pretty much alike) geese etc... While at the same time I have read of people killing others and getting a month in jail. It reminds me of a line from the movie the ,"Quiet Man," with John Wayne speaking to the Irish priest and they are totaling up the people who are transported to Australia for supposedly breaking the law and the priest would respond ,"Yes he was a good man to."
Cheers Ron McCoy On 2018-06-30 5:30 AM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Thank you, Len. Can you tell me why ‘Rescue’ is a crime? What is it?? Dorothy Gaunt From: CoTyroneList <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McKane Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 7:51 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] CoTyroneIreland.com - New Content - Dungannon Quarter Sessions, held at Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, April 1850 Dungannon Quarter Sessions, held at Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, April 1850<https://cotyroneireland.com/criminals/dungannonApril1850.html> Thanks again to Len Swindley for another great addition to CTI! Jim McKane South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
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