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Title: 5 Years Jail For Handing A Gun In? Post by: Div on November 14, 2009, 02:09:34 PM Is This A Level? (http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/news/Ex-soldier-faces-jail-handing-gun/article-1509082-detail/article.html)
Saw this story elsewhere and am struggling to actually believe it's true. Surely no prosecutor could see any public interest in proceeding with this case? Title: Re: 5 Years Jail For Handing A Gun In? Post by: Colchester Kev on November 14, 2009, 02:13:03 PM More to this than meets the eye ... there must be.
Title: Re: 5 Years Jail For Handing A Gun In? Post by: pokerfan on November 14, 2009, 02:29:22 PM More to this than meets the eye ... there must be. Yeah obv.Title: Re: 5 Years Jail For Handing A Gun In? Post by: rex008 on November 14, 2009, 02:29:32 PM Yes; mostly the stupidness of having strict liability offences in law. Then again, I believe this has been on the books since 1968, so can't blame bonkers nulabor for this one for once (they are fond of strict liability, it makes it cheaper to prosecute someone). The sentencing will be interesting - that's when we'll find out about weirdness of this one I suspect.
Title: Re: 5 Years Jail For Handing A Gun In? Post by: pokerfan on November 14, 2009, 02:36:40 PM "I didn't know what to do, so the next morning I rang the Chief Superintendent, Adrian Harper, and asked if I could pop in and see him.
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