Robert, at 10:40 on Apr 26 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Which reminds me, do you remember that fellow Goetz in NY who shot 4
BG> blacks who tried to rob him on a train about 10 years ago?  Well one of
BG> the robbers was completely paralysed as a result and decided to sue for
BG> damages.  Well he won the case, and just yesterday, a NY court ordered
BG> Goetz to pay this black bastard US$54 million.  Can you fucking believe
BG> that?  I'm speechless.

RJ> Just goes to show, if you've gotta defend yourself, don't shoot to wound!

Absolutely.  And as my DS friends have often told me, if burgled, shoot the
bastard DEAD, then put a knife from your kitchen drawer in his hand...

RJ> A double tap is better. If they're dead, they cant argue. I was taken to 
RJ> court by the mother of a kid who tried to mug me whilst living in 
RJ> Blacktown. The original charge was assualt 'cos she reckoned that I walked 
RJ> up to her son and his mate and punched him in the throat for no reason. It 
RJ> was irrevalant that I had my arms full of library books and he was carrying 
RJ> a "survival" (read Rambo) knife that he and his mate had
stolen from the 
RJ> disposal store about 30 minutes before. The charge was amended to using 
RJ> excess force to defend myself. The magistrate dismissed it after the 4th 
RJ> witness told the court what they saw, but he still warned me about the 
RJ> possibility of doing time if anyone does use "excessive force".

Sad but true.  Seems that crims really do have more rights than their poor
bloody victims these days.

Regards, Bill

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