Should The Ever Been A Trial?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-39233017
Why are the CPS so useless, they let off criminal lowlives all the time and then move heaven and earth to prosecute a legitimate self defence case.

[jackthehat]

As Stables was seriously injured it is only right that there should be some sort of investigation into this and charges laid where necessary.
However, I think the result is the correct one.
It would also be quite nice to think that Mr Stables and his accomplice could be charged with something, too........if circumstances permit.

[hereIam]

So glad he's been cleared. I don't know the answer TTT, except that it's bloody frustrating !

[jno]

that's because you make up your mind without hearing the evidence; the justice system requires more than that.

[ToraToraTora]

The evidence: Criminal low life scum trespassed on farmers land, he shot him. What else is there jno? Pity he didn't do us all favour and blow his kin loaf off.

[AB Editor]

Annoyingly TTT, tresspass isn't a criminal offence in itself.

[ToraToraTora]

its is, since about 18months ago

[Peter Pedant]

no or yes
the AB editor is right

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/trespass_and_nuisance_on_land/

more than one
needs a variety of intents

[ToraToraTora]

ok well it is criminal in many circumstances:
https://www.seddons.co.uk/NewsInsight/Insight/2012-08-31/New-trespassing-offence/
Anyway it's irrelevant to the argument, criminal scum trespassing should be fair game in my opinion.

[Peter Pedant]

// Criminal low life scum trespassed on farmers land, he shot him. What else is there jno?//

besides a case for manslaughter if dead
or GBH if still alive

quite

R v Martin is the famous case where the farmer shot a burglar ( lying in wait for him in fact ) when the burglar was fleeing - and a defence of self-defence is quite difficult to get up and run

same for Sgt Blackman whose self defence plea involved dragging and unarmed prisoner across a field and then quoting shakespeare as he shot him
" For in this sleepof death what dreams may come
when we have shuffled off this mortal coil
to sleep tosleep perchance to dream ay theres the rub"

novel.... and unsuccessful

[hereIam]

I agree TTT should have have blown his loaf off !!

[ToraToraTora]

in my opinion it should be legal to kill lowlife scum if they are burgling etc, end of.

[Zacs-Master]

Yeah, end of! Anyone got any plasters for my knuckles?