Warning To All UK Drivers

**-** · 2004-02-06T18:25:13+00:00

If your planning on driving around Sheffield in the near future keep yourwindows up and doors locked. A chap tried to relieve me of F900 yesterdayevening. Was stopped at Traffic lights with not much else about, passengerdoor opens and dodgy looking character appears in the passenger seatrequesting I exit my vehicle post haste (or words to that effect). Needlessto say I wasn't too keen on this idea and the ciggy I was smoking at thetime found its way to said characters mug rather rapidly followed by thelarge maglight thats clipped under the drivers seat at which point he madehis excuses and left (or something to that effect ;-)).Obviously reported to the Police (minus the ciggy and maglight part) for allthe good it'll do. Chap behind the desk mentioned that its getting quitecommon now and really its the only way for them to nick anything with decentsecurity. All I need now is for him to turn up at the Sheffield nickreporting he's been assaulted and that would really finish off a stunningweek nicely :-(.MattP.S. Note for any US readers: In the UK if you try to defend yourself oryour property its normaly you who end up in the dock whilst the crim gets amild slap on the wrists and a fortnight in the Bahamas. Seriously!!!

Feb 06, 2004 21 Replies

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David Taylor 22 years ago

Unless you're called Tony Martin in which case shoot one dead and still lose out.

David.

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MeatballTurbo 22 years ago

Very true. I think there were twists to the martin case though, that even though he defended his property, he didn't actually have a permit for the shot gun, or something similar.

If he had a proper shotgun certificate, it would have been a lot easier to get him aquited.

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