"I'm going to take your farm!"
British farmer fires paintball gun into ground to warn off aggressive trespasser.“Close enough. I felt he would lunge at me and strike me with the stick as he was carrying it in a raised position,” the owner said. “He ignored my demand, slowly moving forward. Consciously, I moved the paintball gun to the front, still maintaining its position pointing to the ground. Approximately one metre in front of me, I released two paintballs. They made a popping sound. Then the man stopped.” The owner then called the police.Arrested for attempted murder!
... and people wonder why eighteenth century Americans revolted against British Rule!
(It's a good thing we did, else we too would be a bunch of wimps with no rights!)
No, I am not making this up. From the original article:
Charges could include possession of a dangerous weapon, contravening the Dangerous Weapons Act and even a charge as serious as pointing of a firearm – if the victim believes that the weapon is a real firearm. However, the Act states in section 3(1) that “any person who is in possession of a dangerous weapon under circumstances which may raise a reasonable suspicion that the person intends to use the dangerous weapon for an unlawful purpose, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years”.
IS IT SIGNIFICANT that the article does not mention whether charges were brought against the tresspasser?
I think so. What do you think?
3 comments:
I believe the trespasser got off Scott free. This is based upon daily reading of Brit newspapers.
You read British newspapers EVERY DAY?
Masochist!
Sometimes the Brit media provides a good laugh. Lately they are in almost hysterics because they have had almost three weeks with little rain and temperatures that occasionally make it into the very low 90s (F). I live in Texas and our temps often exceed 100 (f) for months.
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