On Tuesday 17 September 2002 09:59 am, you wrote: > On Tuesday 17 Sep 2002 1:55 pm, you wrote: > > On Monday 16 September 2002 02:21 pm, you wrote: > > > As I understand it, yes it is true. Of course, you could sue him for > > > damages to you and your kin, but he could and probably would sue you > > > for his injury. As far as I can see he would almost certainly get them > > > too. > > > > > > Anne > > > > But Anne - does it make any sense??? Who in their right mind(s) would > > make any laws like this? (and I'm not slighting any one particular > > country here - just generalising). > > Those who feel that laws are hard on criminals. No, I'm not of the 'hang > 'em, flog 'em' persuasion, but there seems to be a complete lack of > understanding that any law that strongly favours one side is unfair to the > other. 'Positive discrimination' is to me still discrimination. > > > You really gotta wonder what lawmakers are thinking sometimes. :-( > > Don't bother - it's imponderable. > > Anne you know, I love the part of the world I live in now though... there was a father dropped his 16 yo daughter off to work at a donut shop one morning in the last couple of months, and he noticed a guy with a gun leaving the store, just as his daughter walked in. he got his deer rifle out of his truck, scoped the guys ass as he ran away, and when he turned the corner, shot him thru the cheeks. the thief was about 2 blocks away when he turned. the local authorities charged the thief with attempted homicide, since some one was shot during the commission of a felony, but the father was allowed to leave from the scene and will not be charged, since he was protecting his family from bodily harm. they said that even tho the thief was a couple of blocks away, the father was worried he would come back for his daughter. it makes perfect sense to me too.
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