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| Thread ID: 82439 | 2007-08-27 12:26:00 | Burglars apparently have rights, too | qazwsxokmijn (102) | PC World Chat |
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| 585146 | 2007-08-27 12:26:00 | www.dailymail.co.uk In short, burglar fell from a height, died and the victim of his burglary could face a life sentence. No words can describe this outrageous stupidity. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 585147 | 2007-08-27 14:40:00 | Wasn't there one where a burglar feel on some knives and sued the person whose home he was about to burgle or is that just a myth? | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 585148 | 2007-08-27 17:29:00 | Wasn't there one where a burglar feel on some knives and sued the person whose home he was about to burgle or is that just a myth? It was possible in NZ and may still be, if you committed a crime, lets say you broke your leg after falling climbing in someone's open window or slashed your hand on broken glass, yada yada yada.....you could claim ACC. Was talking with a lawyer friend over the weekend and I may have misunderstood his comments but homeowners and business owners have a legal requirement to make there homes and business safe which includes from those that don't have legal intentions who, if hurt can make a claim against that home owner or business's insurance. We live in a mad mad world.............. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 585149 | 2007-08-27 18:40:00 | If your ever attacked by a person with a knife your not legally allowed to defend your self (hit them) until the knife is approx 2 cm from your face. Go figure.:rolleyes: |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 585150 | 2007-08-27 19:19:00 | Wasn't there one where a burglar feel on some knives and sued the person whose home he was about to burgle or is that just a myth?It wwasn't me :blush: :p It was possible in NZ and may still be, if you committed a crime, lets say you broke your leg after falling climbing in someone's open window or slashed your hand on broken glass, yada yada yada.....you could claim ACC.Thats correct, there was a case of that a few years ago, burglar broke his leg on the way out (or something like that), got ACC If your ever attacked by a person with a knife your not legally allowed to defend your self (hit them) until the knife is approx 2 cm from your face. Go figure.:rolleyes:All that means is that my baseball bat can be 2 cm away from his head at the same time :D (although I might accidentally mis-time the shot and get one in early :p) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 585151 | 2007-08-27 20:31:00 | It was possible in NZ and may still be, if you committed a crime, lets say you broke your leg after falling climbing in someone's open window or slashed your hand on broken glass, yada yada yada.....you could claim ACC. ACC is a no-fault insurance scheme. What that means is that claimants do not have to prove that they were not at fault, or that somebody else was, in order to claim entitlements. The scheme was introduced to reduce litigation for personal injury - and while your lawyer friend may be right to a certain extent, nearly everybody who injures themselves in this jurisdiction is entitled to ACC coverage and therefore an insurance company other than ACC is not liable for tortious personal injury damages. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 585152 | 2007-08-27 22:22:00 | It is just another case of political correctness gone mad - the burglar did society a favour by dying | KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 585153 | 2007-08-27 22:31:00 | The unfortunate householder, if convicted, could well wind up being transported to Australia. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 585154 | 2007-08-27 22:48:00 | Posting old news could also be called stupidity :) The case was dropped a few days later. Mr Walsh said he had no qualms with his treatment by police. "The man had suffered what turned out to be a fatal injury. I knew that it was their duty to investigate." |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 585155 | 2007-08-28 11:15:00 | Who cares the burgular and place he burgled is in pomgolia. We live in New Zealand, if the case went to trial it would get thrown out. Just like that Northland farmer who fired a warning shot (and missed) killing a maori. People in juries here dont like burgulars either. tedheath |
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