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Finally a Judge grows a pair

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  • #2
    johnnyryan89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,928 ✭✭✭johnnyryan89


    It's nice to see but are these sentences gonna run concurrently or consecutively along with the lengthy sentences they're already serving. Should just save themselves a lot of time and money and bring them out back and do away with them imo.


  • #3
    jbkenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭jbkenn


    johnnyryan89 wrote: »
    It's nice to see but are these sentences gonna run concurrently or consecutively along with the lengthy sentences they're already serving. Should just save themselves a lot of time and money and bring them out back and do away with them imo.
    From the Limerick Leader article
    The sentences imposed on Patrick Roche and Alan Freeman are to be served consecutively to sentences they are currently serving for separate offences.


  • #4
    stefanovich
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    Home intrusion should be met with a lethal response. (if not legal it should be made so)


  • #5
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    stefanovich wrote: »
    Home intrusion should be met with a lethal response. (if not legal it should be made so)

    Well there is the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011

    where is section 5 and 7 you will note:
    (7) The use of force shall not exclude the use of force causing death.

    When you read 7 before and after reading section/subsection 1 then you can use Lethal Force
    (1) Notwithstanding the generality of any other enactment or rule of law and subject to subsections (2) and (3), it shall not be an offence for a person who is in his or her dwelling, or for a person who is a lawful occupant in a dwelling, to use force against another person or the property of another person where—

    Source - Subsection called "Justifiable use of force"

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2011/act/35/section/2/enacted/en/html#sec2


    Key word to remember is "Justifiable" . You'll spend longer in a court trying to justify it I would imagine.


  • #6
    branie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    I'd like to shake that Judge's hand!


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  • #7
    poolboy
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    That judge has done his part but I suspect the severity of the sentences will be appealed and reduced going on past examples.


  • #8
    Villa05
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    2 of them out on bail when the crimes were committed.


  • #9
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,339 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    branie2 wrote:
    I'd like to shake that Judge's hand!


    Break a shop window and you will quickly get an opportunity


  • #10
    branie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    Break a shop window and you will quickly get an opportunity

    or if I saw him in the street


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