Farmer accidently shoots burglars....

[JonathanD]

... amazingly from his disability scooter whilst shooting a fox...


http://news.aol.co.uk/uk-news/story/farmer-accidentally-shot-burglars/1470468

 

[Mesquite]

I was just reading that

 

[British Red]

Now theres a great shame.....

 

[Toddy]

60metres from his door was a cannabis farm he 'didn't know about'............colour me disbelieving, and him disabled too

Toddy

 

[JonathanD]

60metres from his door was a cannabis farm he 'didn't know about'............colour me disbelieving, and him disabled too

Toddy

To be fair Toddy, I used to have a neighbour that had huge greenhouses full of the things, I really had no idea, but they really did pong.

 

[British Red]

Theres a huge range of sheds between me and the sea. Illuminated at night, completely shuttered, fans running all the time, they stink too. I assume they are battery chickens (grain silos etc.), but they could be raising Triffids for all I know

Red

 

[JonathanD]

Theres a huge range of sheds between me and the sea. Illuminated at night, completely shuttered, fans running all the time, they stink too. I assume they are battery chickens (grain silos etc.), but they could be raising Triffids for all I know

Red

You might wanna check that, Triffids would be a bugger if they got out.

 

[No Idea]

Im struggling a bit with the Idea of just wandering out and blasting 3 shots at something he couldnt see...

 

[JonathanD]

Im struggling a bit with the Idea of just wandering out and blasting 3 shots at something he couldnt see...

Well, when you see a fox and it disappears and you see movement in that general direction, a mobility scooter might rule out a stealthy advance to check it out

 

[Toddy]

The Sheriff would have had his licence off him up here. Reckless discharge at the very least.

M

 

[bojit]

Hey Red , if they are triffids you can get some good oil out of them !

they might be trying something illegal like evading fuel duty.

Craig..................

 

[robin wood]

60metres from his door was a cannabis farm he 'didn't know about'............colour me disbelieving, and him disabled too

Toddy

Hmm and cannabis known to be very helpful for relieving symptoms of MS too not that there would be any connection with his shed being full of the stuff, he had rented it out to someone else of course.
"Mr Tibbs, who suffers multiple sclerosis and neuralgia, said the "horrendous" three-month Essex Police investigation "devastated" his family and business."
"It was pitch black. Black as your hat. There are no lights here at all. I came out of lights, the house, and saw the fox"
Sure he did what other excuse could you have for firing a shotgun 60 yards into pitch black? He shot his shotgun 3 times (that takes a while it means he reloaded) into the dark. No fox would have stayed there whilst he reloaded.

If I was looking for a good lawyer I would be looking to see who represented him.

 

[robin wood]

The Sheriff would have had his licence off him up here. Reckless discharge at the very least.

M

Mr Tibbs complained that police had revoked his two shotgun licences following the incident. But an Essex Police spokesman said Mr Tibbs was “unfit to be entrusted with a firearm and may present a danger to public safety and peace”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...spassers-by-accident-while-aiming-at-fox.html

 

[No Idea]

Talking about shooting people....

Im still struggling to get my head round the Royal Protection Unit not shooting the snarling one on the end of the stick that was being stabbed into our Heir to the Thrones Wife....

 

[forestwalker]

"It was pitch black. Black as your hat. There are no lights here at all. I came out of lights, the house, and saw the fox"
Sure he did what other excuse could you have for firing a shotgun 60 yards into pitch black? He shot his shotgun 3 times (that takes a while it means he reloaded) into the dark. No fox would have stayed there whilst he reloaded.

To be fair to the idiot; he could have had a pump or semi-auto. Still stupid and unsafe use of a shotgun.

 

[British Red]

V. true forest walker. Mine holds eight and can be emptied in about 3 seconds. I agree theres something not quite right about the story generally, but I'm really not that bothered about what happens to burglars tbh.

I do think that second guessing the police because of a man's illness is unhelpful. I'm sure the police would have investigated any connections with the Landowner - they aren't stupid.

 

[Toddy]

What if it hadn't been burglars ?
What if it had been kids out wandering ?
What if it 'd been someone lost looking for help?
What if it'd been police coming to give him news ?
What if it had been the folks he apparantly hired out the building to ?

or do people always shoot first and ask questions afterwards, down there ? Very odd.
Reckless.

Apparantly the police did investigate him, and they took away his shotgun licences. Seems they're of the opinion that he's not safe with shotguns anymore.

Toddy

 

[British Red]

Seems he didn't commit a crime either, lets not get too strung out about criminal bottom feeders huh?

 

[Toddy]

All I accused the man of was recklessness.

Criminal bottom feeders ? Didn't even enter into the equation.

Toddy

 

[forestwalker]

V. true forest walker. Mine holds eight and can be emptied in about 3 seconds. I agree theres something not quite right about the story generally, but I'm really not that bothered about what happens to burglars tbh.

Unless burglary is a capital crime, and suspicion is sufficient evidence, I am bothered.