Generally I agree with what you said but...
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Originally posted by Internal Boxer
... to face real issues because they are too scared of any bad PR, so they just ignore it and things get worse.
Everybody has a different opinion of what the real issue is. That's one of the main problems with judiciary, legislature and executive. They may not be ignoring it, they may be concentrating on more information than most of us have... Does this mean I trust them with my welfare, wellbeing and governance...? **** no!:D They can ****ing show me that information!
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The police are too busy focusing on speeding fines as it increases their revenue, as it is easier to tackle a law abiding citizen who fu.cks up by driving a little fast than it is to chase real criminals.
Different departments mate. But you do have a point in that these departments compete for funding.
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The only time the average person sees a policeman is when they get a speeding fine...
Good, people shouldn't speed. At least some of the ****ing police are doing their jobs right!
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I have been burgled twice and they never caught the bas.tards.
I know it doesn't help your case at all, but it's a really difficult job finding burglars. Plus this is unrelated to the state of the self-defence.
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One time when I was burgled, I was asleep in bed and did not wake, if I had woke up, then confronted them and hurt them I would be in court, if they had hurt me the police would not have caught them.
Its fact that you cannot attack someone in your home even if they just get a few bruises you will be taken to court by the CPS for assault.
This is not a fact. It may be an increasing common occurance but it isn't an immutable fact, and it is still in the minority of cases.
You didn't wake up. You don't know what would have happened.
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...But there are many many stories of people who have defended themselves in their home and used a weapon, wether knife, club or air-rifle, and they have been take to court by the CPS.
And there are many many cases where the CPS kicks it out. And many cases where people have defended themselves without excessive violence, and nobody has ever found out.
But you hit the nail on the head when you said Martin didn't fully know what he had done. Now maybe, he could have been a harmless lunatic, living in seclusion for the rest of his life, but for the two ****wits who broke in and pushed him over the edge. We don't know. But given his psychological state the chances are he would have gone over the edge at some point anyway. And there are just as great chances of him being targetted by criminals again, and of him going over the edge again, or just with an innocent citizen.