Surely, it goes with the territory? A hazard of the job. My initial thought simply was "And your problem is???"
Two young men who were shot at after committing a string of burglaries and car thefts were scared for their lives, a Wellington Court has been told.
Taylor told the court he had been driving a stolen car around the Wairarapa village of Ngawai when he was pursued and fired at. Diamond said the driver of a Hilux had tried to run them off the road while shooting at them.
OK, they stole stuff, were chased and fired at and got scared and maybe even wet their pants. And I say again, "the problem is??"
The only confusing thing in this article is that the shooter has been charged with "recklessly discharging a firearm". As usual, they put the wrong people on trial. Stick the thieves in jail and make them pay compensation to the shooter for recklessly enraging the general population. If it turns out these guys are repeat offenders, it would blow the current case to smithereens and we can instead immediately indict the Justice System and Law Enforcement System for failing to adequately protect citizens and their property.
OK, I'm a little edgy today. You wanna make a deal about it? Don't you go confronting me man. Just back off.
Related Link: Dom Post, today, A3.
Two young men who were shot at after committing a string of burglaries and car thefts were scared for their lives, a Wellington Court has been told.
Taylor told the court he had been driving a stolen car around the Wairarapa village of Ngawai when he was pursued and fired at. Diamond said the driver of a Hilux had tried to run them off the road while shooting at them.
OK, they stole stuff, were chased and fired at and got scared and maybe even wet their pants. And I say again, "the problem is??"
The only confusing thing in this article is that the shooter has been charged with "recklessly discharging a firearm". As usual, they put the wrong people on trial. Stick the thieves in jail and make them pay compensation to the shooter for recklessly enraging the general population. If it turns out these guys are repeat offenders, it would blow the current case to smithereens and we can instead immediately indict the Justice System and Law Enforcement System for failing to adequately protect citizens and their property.
OK, I'm a little edgy today. You wanna make a deal about it? Don't you go confronting me man. Just back off.
Related Link: Dom Post, today, A3.
My sister heard a woman on the radio who called up to talk to Danny Watson. A family member of hers had had a car accident and had exchanged phone numbers and information with the other party as you're supposed to.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the other party didn't want to wait for the insurance etc. A whole group of people (I think it may have been a gang, but I'm only reporting this third-hand) turned up at the woman's house wanting the money NOW.
The woman went to the Police, who said they couldn't do anything because nothing had yet happened.
This intimidation happened a few more times and the woman went to the Police and was told the same thing. She wanted her complaint in writing signed because she knew what was eventually going to happen. The Police said they couldn't do that.
Next thing, her house was robbed and trashed. She knows who did it, but the Police still wouldn't do anything.
"OK, they stole stuff, were chased and fired at and got scared and maybe even wet their pants. And I say again, "the problem is??" "
ReplyDeleteThe problem is the A/holes will now want victim support or any other 'social support', etc for being a pack of A/Holes and the F*** up system will probably ablige by wasting Taxpayer $$$ on them for they were 'poor victims' and should be allowed to burgle and steel cars in peace.
Yeah, lets empower anyone that happens to own a gun to take potentially lethal measures to recover their property if they personally deem it an appropriate reaction to the crime they have personally determined to have occurred. Flawless plan.
ReplyDeleteFletch, if they went to the police and explained that one of the staff will have a close relative beaten up or robbed in a few days, would they react a little differently? Then ask to clarify the difference.
ReplyDeleteThe law was broken when this person was threatened, surely?
Also, the law has now clearly been broken and they still think it a difficult job to investigate, and proof seemingly is there to indicate the threats were not the type to ignore (as the police have allegedly done) then a complaint to the ombudsman is in order.
Similar story up north: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10502759
ReplyDeleteA guy's car was stolen, he saw the thieves driving his car, and the guy — who was presumable fishing — threw a flounder spear into the thief's head.
The Crown prosecutor says the thief made a "very unfortunate decision" to steal the car.
Climbing over a fence that you didn't realise had an electric current running through is a "very unfortunate decision". Stealing a car is showing wilful disregard for the law and the rightful owner of the vehicle.
I have golf clubs in my bedroom. If someone broke into my house while I was home, they might later consider that a "very unfortunate decision"; the courts would probably charge me with assault.
Ah, justice...
What the court should do is make the little bastards pay costs for the ammo the guy had to use.
ReplyDeleteDavey, you're confronting me man. Speak to the hand.
ReplyDeleteAnother flawless plan: "Lie back and think of England"
ReplyDeleteYeah, we tried that David.
Zen, sounds like an idea, but neither I nor my sister know the woman personally.
ReplyDeleteIt is scary though that you can presumably have all the evidence in the world and it won't make any difference.
There was a similar case reported on Monday of a woman who reported her partner to Police for breaking a non molestation order. He committed suicide and now she is suing police for $600,000 for lack of care. I just do not believe it. The system has become all ar$e about face when there seems to be greater concern for the perpetrators rather than the victims.
ReplyDelete"Occupational hazard" seems to describe the events perfectly. I'd be wildly disgruntled to be called up for jury service in this case, and have to sit through days of blather before being allowed to turn in a "Not Guilty" verdict.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, you have to wonder why they bothered to take this to trial when the jury option is always there.
ReplyDelete"Yeah, lets empower anyone that happens to own a gun to take potentially lethal measures to recover their property if they personally deem it an appropriate reaction to the crime they have personally determined to have occurred. Flawless plan."
ReplyDeleteRight. Which shows that even a hoplophobic idiot like you can finally "get it".
In this country, the police are spineless and in any case largely powerless, the politicians are spineless and/or corrupt, the courts are filled with bleeding-heart do-gooder who confuse justice with social work...and as a result thugs run rampant, virtually unchecked.
Tell me why armed citizens protecting the property they worked bloody hard for shouldn't be able to defend that property against drug-addled dole-bludging scumbags, when the courts are clearly not interested.
The locals out that way COULD have quietly grabbed the fuckers, stuffed them in a crayfish pot and deep-sixed them without anybody being the wiser.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next time...
My god what if EVERYONE behaved like Garth and the other residents of Ngawai?
ReplyDeleteWhat then hmm?
Law and bloody order with crims packing their daks thats what.
If the cops wont do it then someone has to. I'd rather have Gath living next door to me than the little scrotes who were making a habit of trashing their local houses thanks.