Just by having the gun in his possession he was guilty of the charge, and has no defence in law against it, he added.
But despite this, Mr Blackman urged members of the jury to consider how they would respond if they found a gun.
He said: "This is a very small case with a very big principle.
"You could be walking to a railway station on the way to work and find a firearm in a bin in the park.
"Is it unreasonable to take it to the police station?"
Paul Clarke will be sentenced on December 11.
Judge Christopher Critchlow said: "This is an unusual case, but in law there is no dispute that Mr Clarke has no defence to this charge.
"The intention of anybody possessing a firearm is irrelevant."
WOW!
Can we offer him poliyical asylum? Honestly I don't know if there is a pardon process in English law, but there damn well should be. If the judge's hands are tied by the same BS "mandatory minimum", "three strikes", or "zero tolerance" crap we have here I can't blame him. But the prosecutor? What kind of crack was he on to file charges? The cops were reasonable to be suspicious (I'm not sure that covers arrest though), they didn't know if was telling the truth or not. The Judge had to sentence him, if its mandatory. Its the prosecutor and the jury I don't get. How can you be so freaking stupid and ungrateful to a vet? What the Hell happened to Britian?
FQ13
liberals
I thought Marshal had installed some kind of filter to clean up dirty words on here. Apparently he missed one. ;D
What I learned from this:Eric
If faced with the exact situation it would be better for me to stockpile the weapon for later use on certain uptight English jackdonkeys' that need their brain pan ventilated. Hell, the result is the same, so why not.
hmm was the copper a Brit ???
scary thing is that can / may have happen here
Another like situation that "friend" has run into:
Say "grandpa" died and left some weapons. As the weapons are looked through, he or she finds an old tommy gun. It seems in working order and not much worse for the wear. The only problem is it exceeds the federal rate of fire requirement. What are the required steps/consequences?
Another like situation that "friend" has run into:
Say "grandpa" died and left some weapons. As the weapons are looked through, he or she finds an old tommy gun. It seems in working order and not much worse for the wear. The only problem is it exceeds the federal rate of fire requirement. What are the required steps/consequences?
No Comment,.... ;)
This is an example the quintessential definition of the term – The Windmilling Effect.
Here is a guy who is trying to obey the law yet found guilty of disobeying the same law he is trying to obey.
from article:
"The intention of anybody possessing a firearm is irrelevant."
Remember those words my friends, a catalyst that could lead to a second Revolution, will happen when those words are enforced here.
"Quiet desperation is the English way"
Pink Floyd.
Too Late For them... :'(
Something like this DID happen here, but with a different result:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_13740480
"Live grenade at gun exchange
From wire reports
Posted: 11/07/2009 09:05:15 PM PST
Inglewood police collected more than 100 guns during the first hour of a Gifts for Guns exchange Saturday, but the bomb squad had to be called out when someone took in a live hand grenade to exchange for a promised $100 gift card.
Police were not expecting the grenade and because officers had promised "no questions asked," no one was charged.
Police asked residents in the future to call ahead if they have any unusual items such as hand grenades or mortars.
More information about the Gifts for Guns program is available at the Inglewood Police Department's Community Affairs Section at 310-412-5530.
- City News Service "