Mrcheerful wrote:
> Alang wrote:
>> One law for us and no law for the police. If this man had been shot
>> by a cop there is not a chance in the world the cop would even have
>> been arrested let alone considerd for charging
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2otnpk
>>
>> "A shopkeeper who heroically fought off an armed robber could be
>> charged with murder after the thief was fatally stabbed with his own
>> knife as they tussled.
>>
>> Tony Singh, 34, was arrested after he fought back when career
>> criminal Liam Kilroe - on the run after being charged with two other
>> robberies - ambushed him at knifepoint as he was about to go home.
>>
>> There was a struggle before Kilroe, 25, fell back with a fatal stab
>> wound to his chest. He tried to run away but collapsed and died in a
>> pool of blood only yards away.
>>
>> Police arrested Mr Singh on suspicion of murder and are now preparing
>> to send a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). "
>
> so if your relative for instance, was stabbed to death, apparently by
> someone acting in self defence, you would not want the person that
> caused the death to be arrested and an investigation take place?
>
> The police cannot choose what to do in these circumstances, the facts
> must be collected and sent to the CPS for someone in authority to
> make a decision, this is what has happened.
>
> In the fullness of time I would hope that on the reported facts (all
> we can go on) the shopkeeper will be exonerated.
A pat on the back would save us all the paperwork.
Gaz
> Mrcheerful
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