Burglar to sue victim

[Bad Boy Rob]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/2989114.stm

Great Justice....

[Winetalk.com]

Rob, this is a study case for US lawyers, happens here ALL THE TIME!

[Bad Boy Rob]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Jun 15 2003, 01:21 PM
Rob, this is a study case for US lawyers, happens here ALL THE TIME!

OK my idea to move to Texas so that I can even shoot repo men is not on anymore then right? h34r:

[Blacker]

If your after court cases which seem untimately unfair, then you should really check out the Stella Awards ...

'The Stella Awards were inspired by Stella Liebeck. In 1992, Stella, then 79, spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee onto her lap, burning herself. A New Mexico jury awarded her $2.9 million in damages ... Ever since, the name "Stella Award" has been applied to any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous lawsuits ...

www.stellaawards.com

[PornoDoggy]

Okay ... if you did a little clicking to do a little reading on the entire STORY, you discover that the burglary victim killed one burglar and wounded the other, who has won the right to sue. The victim was not entitled to own the weapon.

Jurors also heard that Martin had a history of gun-related misbehaviour, including firing upon a car six years before - an incident which led to his shotgun certificate being revoked.

So, our victim/murderer was originally sentenced to life in prision, later reduced on appeal to five years after pleading, among other things, that he was not responsible for his actions because he

suffered from a paranoid personality disorder which diminished his responsibility

It also turns out that the two burglars were shot in the back while trying to escape the guy's house after he caught them.

So, as usual, there is more to the story than meets the eye.

That being said, and as liberal as I am, I still don't understand the logic behind allowing the burglar to sue the guy. To make it even more bizarre, the guy who was burglarized will be released from prison on Juy 28th. He was not released earlier because

The parole board, however, has continually refused him early release - saying he has shown no remorse and would continue to pose a danger to any other burglars.

Uhhh ... even in America burglars aren't entitled to protection under OSHA. In this country, I'm suprised the ACLU and the NRA haven't teamed up to sue the government for discriminiation against the menally ill for depriving them of their precious 2nd Ammendment rights.

[Bad Boy Rob]

I know the case quite well. It has been massive in the UK. My personal view has always been they were in his house with intent on stealing from him. Yes death is an excessive price to pay for burglarly but they should not have been there and now for the survvor to be taking legal action is disgusting.

[SykkBoy]

argh, I hate the Stella Awards and any uneducated schmuck who cites that case as a frivolous suit....have any of these morons even read the court trasnascription or know anything about the case?

I agree with porndoggy...even as liberal as I am regarding legal matters, this case is totally ludicrous...



Last edited by SykkBoy at Jun 15 2003, 07:03 PM

[un1t]

There was a case here in Brisbane a few years ago where a fellow was house-sitting for a friend, who happened to live on a canal.
One night he got drunk and dived off of the back fence into the canal and broke his neck because the tide was low.
He succesfully sued the owner. The judge stating that:
"The house owner knew his friend was prone to doing stupid things, and therefore it was reasonably foreseable that he might jump into the canal head first. He should have erected a sign warning of the danger."
The decision was overturned on appeal.