Pistorius. Guilty or not?
#92
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I say that to my husband all the time!
Women's rights movement? Are you high? Did he not shoot his girlfriend 4 times? He knew it was her, it's a whole load of BS that he thought it was a intruder. They were fighting she was locked in the toilet with her phone, now who locks the door on the ensuite at 3 in the morning taking there phone if they've just woken up for a pee? Not me or anyone else I know! I have however locked myself in the bathroom with my phone if I've been arguing.
Women's rights movement? Are you high? Did he not shoot his girlfriend 4 times? He knew it was her, it's a whole load of BS that he thought it was a intruder. They were fighting she was locked in the toilet with her phone, now who locks the door on the ensuite at 3 in the morning taking there phone if they've just woken up for a pee? Not me or anyone else I know! I have however locked myself in the bathroom with my phone if I've been arguing.
#93
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I love guns and miss them
Restricting gun ownership is one of the things that most western countries have got wrong IMO - but that's a debate for another day
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Do you not have access to firearms in WA? In NSW it seems reasonably straightforward to obtain weapons, providing it's done through the umbrella of a n approved club etc. I looked at joining the local pistol club, but once through the tests and probation, revolvers and semi automatics are certainly available for target shooting.
Of course there's quite a bit of regulation on where and how they are stored, but you can obtain them.
S
#95
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True! One of my old neighbours was stabbed to death by her boyfriend she had 17 stab wounds, if he'd had a gun her death may have been less painful. People will kill with whatever they have available to them if they really want to kill someone.
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Only on weekends
I take my phone with me to the toilet all the time. Before phones could read the news, it was a newspaper.
At the end of the day, you are speculating. The purpose of the court is to determine beyond reasonable doubt whether he intentionally killed his girlfriend.
It's going to be very hard for a prosecutor to prove that. A recorded conversation or letter is probably the only way.
Did he not shoot his girlfriend 4 times? He knew it was her, it's a whole load of BS that he thought it was a intruder. They were fighting she was locked in the toilet with her phone, now who locks the door on the ensuite at 3 in the morning taking there phone if they've just woken up for a pee? Not me or anyone else I know! I have however locked myself in the bathroom with my phone if I've been arguing.
At the end of the day, you are speculating. The purpose of the court is to determine beyond reasonable doubt whether he intentionally killed his girlfriend.
It's going to be very hard for a prosecutor to prove that. A recorded conversation or letter is probably the only way.
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Remember that farmer that shot that burglar in the UK many years ago? There was uproar if I remember correctly.
Probably best.
#98
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Saying that, the old Italian boy here in the hills who shot a couple of burglars inside his house a few years ago didn't get charged
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Do you not have access to firearms in WA? In NSW it seems reasonably straightforward to obtain weapons, providing it's done through the umbrella of a n approved club etc. I looked at joining the local pistol club, but once through the tests and probation, revolvers and semi automatics are certainly available for target shooting.
Of course there's quite a bit of regulation on where and how they are stored, but you can obtain them.
S
Of course there's quite a bit of regulation on where and how they are stored, but you can obtain them.
S
Only on weekends
I take my phone with me to the toilet all the time. Before phones could read the news, it was a newspaper.
At the end of the day, you are speculating. The purpose of the court is to determine beyond reasonable doubt whether he intentionally killed his girlfriend.
It's going to be very hard for a prosecutor to prove that. A recorded conversation or letter is probably the only way.
I take my phone with me to the toilet all the time. Before phones could read the news, it was a newspaper.
At the end of the day, you are speculating. The purpose of the court is to determine beyond reasonable doubt whether he intentionally killed his girlfriend.
It's going to be very hard for a prosecutor to prove that. A recorded conversation or letter is probably the only way.
For what it's worth, I think it is likely he will be found culpable on a charge due to the criminal act and recklessness. I admit that I am introducing a Westminster type system viewpoint: there is scope for acquittal and lesser charges etc.
As for intruder law many countries and Us states allow a homeowner a lot more latitude with criminal culpability with regards to trespass...the old Anglo-Saxon castle thing.
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#101
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Serious question:
How many burglars lock themselves in toilet cubicles prior to or post criminal activity unless they were caught short and needed to squeeze one out?
Case rested m'lud ...
How many burglars lock themselves in toilet cubicles prior to or post criminal activity unless they were caught short and needed to squeeze one out?
Case rested m'lud ...
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It's called flapping...
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I haven't read the link but I bet the burglar panicked....
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It's like when people are caught lying by a spouse:
'No I didn't!'