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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd murder plot charge dropped
BBC News ^
| 6 November 2014 | Last updated at 23:00 ET
Posted on 11/06/2014 9:59:34 PM PST by Olog-hai
The drummer of hard rock group AC/DC, Phil Rudd, has had a charge of attempted to arrange a murder dropped in New Zealand.
Mr. Rudds lawyer said the charge was dropped because of lack of evidence.
Australian Mr. Rudd will still face chargesannounced on Thursdayof possessing drugs and of making threats to kill. [
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Mr. Rudds lawyer, Paul Mabey, said the charge alleging an attempt to procure murder should never have been laid. [
] He described the drug charges as minor offenses and said the musician would defend the charge of making threats to kill, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in jail.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: acdc; dirtydeeds; meth; newzealand; philrudd
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posted on
11/06/2014 9:59:35 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:03:43 PM PST
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Make it worth their while.)
To: Olog-hai
I’m happy to hear this. It would have been sad to see him go down on such a charge if it went to trial.
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:04:22 PM PST
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:08:53 PM PST
by
dinoparty
To: Olog-hai
Mr. Rudds lawyer, Paul Mabey That has all the ear marks of an Abbott and Costello bit:
Q: Can you tell us the name of your attorney Mr. Rudd?
A: Mabey
Q: Mr. Rudd, this is a series matter. Can you state his name?....
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:10:45 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village.)
To: Michael.SF.
Or Jack Benny and Mel Blanc.
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:12:30 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Blue Jays
Whew, that was a close call for Phil Rudd.
Given The Dog A Bone.
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:16:31 PM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: Olog-hai
Rock or bust...or both. Can’t wait to see them again.
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posted on
11/06/2014 10:42:48 PM PST
by
RC one
(Militarized law enforcement is just a nice way of saying martial law enforcement.)
To: Olog-hai
I hadn’t heard that Malcolm Young was suffering from dementia. I wonder whether it’s age-related, or due to his alcohol problems?
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posted on
11/06/2014 11:13:30 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Slings and Arrows
That’s a very sad thing. 61 is young to have dementia but I found out that a contractor I used to work for has had Alzheimer’s since his early to mid 50s. You never know what’s coming.
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:02:09 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
To: Olog-hai
To: TigersEye
Very true. Life can damn sure sucker-punch you.
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:15:07 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Slings and Arrows
The always travelling lifestyle could also be a factor. It is stressful to often not being able to call a place your home.
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:53:38 AM PST
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: Jonty30
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:08:29 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Jonty30
“The always travelling lifestyle could also be a factor. It is stressful to often not being able to call a place your home.”
‘Ride On’ is a pretty good statement about that (by AC/DC).
Gram Parsons sang ‘Wheels’, another pretty good traveling song:
We’ve all got wheels to take ourselves away
We’ve got telephones to say what we can’t say
We all got higher and higher every day
Come on, wheels, take this boy away
To: lefty-lie-spy
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posted on
11/07/2014 4:11:54 AM PST
by
dennisw
(The first principle isI am ap to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: lefty-lie-spy
It would have sold some tickets to their shows.
Live convicted murder for hire drummer chained to drum kit.
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posted on
11/07/2014 4:17:53 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
(Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
To: Blue Jays
Just because the murder for hire charges were shot down in flames, it’s no excuse to keep making puns
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posted on
11/07/2014 4:21:03 AM PST
by
Freestate316
(Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
To: Olog-hai
Just another jump the gun and report rumors instead of waiting for facts deal. Happens a lot - even here.
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posted on
11/07/2014 5:38:58 AM PST
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
To: Freestate316
With a Flick of the Switch the Guns for Hire story was lost in the Badlands.
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posted on
11/07/2014 6:44:15 AM PST
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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