[ijcr]

Oh! Brittania...how we weep to see you implode.

[Righty1]

This perp fits the British expression butt hole creeper to a T. Seriously, incidents similar to this happen everywhere in the western world continuously. Whenever a horrendous crime happens and nobody intervenes the satanic press intones that no one cares etc. but, the real truth is that the justice system is the cause of the "indifference" problem. If I had the time I bet I could coordinate it with police unionization!

[Izzy Dunne]

how we weep to see you implode.

Now, now.
A jerk bringing a lawsuit doesn't mean they're imploding.
Now if the jerk wins, it's another story...

[PoorMuttly]

Rue Brittania.

[What Is Ain't]

It sounds like a clear case of burglar-profiling to me.

[gcruse]

It's only an initial hearing. If the 'case' gets past there, Zimbabwe is the future.

[2nd_Amendment_Defender]

One reason I will never chase a criminal outside my home over property is because of garbage like this. This criminal will probably be rewarded for his crimes.

[Mulder]

Such is the state of things when people consider themselves "subjects of the Crown" instead of "Free men with unalienable Rights".

[MissBaby]

Two people are guilty in this trial. The guy that originally broke into the house and the judge that let the perps case come to trial.

[stimulate]

Lawsuits by criminals against their victims are not uncommon in the United States.About 10 or 20 years ago 60 Minutes or some similar kind of documentary detailed the stories of criminals in prison who filed suits aganst their victims for all sorts of reasons.In 1996 in Californa, the law was changed through a voters' initiative to make it much more difficult for a criminal who was injured in the commission of a crime to sue his victim. For example,an at fault drunk driver could not sue for damages,nor could a burgler sue for damages if he slipped and fell while fleeing the scene of a crime when this proposition when into effect. However, a suspect could still sue for injuries resulting from the use of "excessive force" during an arrest. However, if the suspect is convicted of the felony crime he cannot sue for punitive damages!

[spectre]

I truly hope this case is thrown out of court - not holding my breath, though.

On a side note, what are wages like in England nowadays?

Mr Johnson, a "self employed carpenter" can live in a home valued at $450,000?

With their taxes?

Must be a GREAT union.

[yankeedame]

What do the ranchers out in the West say? "Shoot, shovel and shut up."

[redheadtoo]

A few years ago we had an incident in my town. A man walked into a convenience store, grabbed a case of beer, and ran out without paying. A customer chased after him. The thief had an unknown medical condition and, after a brief chase, fell over and died. The man pursuing him never touched him but the thief's family sued for wrongful death.

There is a happy ending though. The suit went no place and the customer, who was unemployed, received dozens of job offers after the newspapers ran the story.

[dokmad]

"All I was doing was protecting my family and our home. I did everything by the book."

AHA, the argument for guns and German Shepherds continues. Had this been my house, said burglars would have never made it in, let alone make it out alive. This maggot feces will probably end up with some $$$ from this poor homeowners insurance. We have only liberals to thank!

[MissAmericanPie]

Don't cry for Brittania, the exact same thing happened to my Uncle in Cula Vista. The perp sued him for public humilation and won.

[Consort]

Ru£e Brittania.

[paul51]

It's outrageous that this has ended up in court.

Agreed. Maybe he should have dragged him back into the house and shot him.

[BlazingArizona]

Self-defense is illegal in Britain, but it's possible that this homeowner may get off because he didn't use a weapon. Using any sort of weapon, even an incidental object, to thwart criminal action will earn you a longer sentence than the perp. Shoot a burglar in Airstrip One, and they put you away for life.

[Pearls Before Swine]

"I ran behind them for about half a mile, over the top of the cliffs, and caught one of them. He couldn't run any more and he just collapsed into a ball because he thought I was going to hit him."

He should have pushed that ball over the edge of the cliff with his toe.

[sirshackleton]

"I ran behind them for about half a mile, over the top of the cliffs, and caught one of them. He couldn't run any more and he just collapsed into a ball because he thought I was going to hit him."

Doesn't England use kilometers?