Brave or silly?

[yorkiesauctions]

Martin Richardson ignored an armed robber's threats to shoot him and flattened him with a chair. He then captured the bandit single handed.

Story and video here.

This story could have been so different if things had gone wrong.

I take my hat off to the guy.

[astral276]

Two odd things...

Why is someone 20 years of age sent to a young offenders institution?

Why was he not charged with armed robbery? I understood the use of an imitation gun in the execution of a crime was supposed to be considered the same as using a real gun.

[poppa501]

Got more cojones than me!

[Spyder1942]

If he had hit him a bit harder it would have saved the tax payer a bit of money.Sky tv X-box lap top etc

[astral276]

I also hope that Cameron/Clegg will do something about the Human Rights Act.

I believe Cameron wanted to but it is one of the items given up in the compromises made to the Lib Dems.

Some info here; http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2010/05...ry-ken-clarke/

[hypn0t0ad]

I'd say he was both brave and stupid.

The guy certainly has a lot of bottle but if it was a real gun he wouldn't have stood a chance.

Two odd things...

Why is someone 20 years of age sent to a young offenders institution?

Why was he not charged with armed robbery? I understood the use of an imitation gun in the execution of a crime was supposed to be considered the same as using a real gun.

Good questions to which I have no answers.


I hope someone who is more clued up on modern law will be able to oblige.

[shezz]

If he was being threatened with a gun did he think he was going to get shot, could it be his survival instincts came into play.


What we say or think we would do, would we think the same if we was in that actual situation

I wonder

[deltadelta48]

Very feisty people lately! Barber shop got robbed in Milwaukee yesterday by two punks with real loaded guns. Got money, jewelry, etc. Several customers ran after them, chased one up a tree, he fell, and got badly beaten up and had to be hospitalized. He had loot so it was recovered. Other guy escaped.

Dangerous thing to do just to get your cell phone and watch back!

[KAYS6912]

Anybody know why my previous post has disappeared from here?

[Spyder1942]

I think people have had enough.They see thugs get away with murder and little done about it.