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Someone tried to steal my car now I'm worried
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »If the police weren't going to charge either party with committing an offence at the time then the only recourse the thieving scumbag will have is to bring charges against the OP in the civil court. I think the chances of him doing this are precisely zero.
Good on you OP for protecting what's yours.
I have worked hard for what I have and there was no way I was going to let him take it. Perhaps if there was a couple of men I wouldn't have done anything but just stand up crying but I only had a couple of minutes to decide what to do and all I thought about was that I had just paid out for a years insurance and a years road tax and I also filled up the tank.It's better to regret something I did do than to regret something that I didn’t. :EasterBun0 -
It doesn't matter who is morally right or morally wrong here, the OP assaulted the guy, he has the right to press charges. Doubt he will though.
OP you might want to call the police and ask them why they did not arrest him for attempted theft.Save £200 a month : [STRIKE]Oct[/STRIKE] Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr0 -
So, you assaulted him: simple.
Did he threaten you? Was he aggressive towards you? Probably not seeing as you "jumped him from behind".
The law allows for "reasonable force" to protect yourself and your property. You attacked him from behind, struck him repeatedly around the head. Under the circumstances, they probably decided you were using unreasonable force; particularly as, when they came around the corner, you were still in the act and they had to tell you to stop!
Yes, he could change his mind; as for will he? Most likely not ... unless your hitting him causes an injury which means he ends up in hospital, then he might change his mind.
Are you for real?? The OP had no idea if this man was going to turn on her so what do you expect her to do politely tap him on his shoulder before hitting him? I would have used more than my hand as would anyone if it had been me in that situation.
Why is it always the victim that is seen as the criminal? If he was big enough to steal a car he's big enough to take a slap round the head I wish OP would have used her high heel!
Yvonne, what about your choice to press charges for him trying to steal your car? Have the police totally brushed this under the carpet because you 'assaulting' him is far worse? This country has gone mad! Are they saying its ok to steal a car now and if the victim slaps you round the head you can press charges against them for getting in the way. OMG it makes me so mad. Hope your feeling ok today.:snow_grin Park Christmas Savings for 2011 £326.71
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If she hadn't whacked him (a human), they may well have taken action against his alleged attempted theft of a vehicle. Or, is property of more value than a human?
She wasn't under any physical threat; she subjected him to an unproked physical attack. She doesn't have the right to take the law into her own hands and she doesn't have the right to decide what his "punishment" should be either. That's why we live in a democracy
How could you possibly know she wasn't under any threat?? Was it you who tried to steal her car?:snow_grin Park Christmas Savings for 2011 £326.71
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Are you for real?? The OP had no idea if this man was going to turn on her so what do you expect her to do politely tap him on his shoulder before hitting him? I would have used more than my hand as would anyone if it had been me in that situation.
The key thing is it is not self-defence until he threatens her or assaults her.
Doesn't make it right or moral but that is the law.Save £200 a month : [STRIKE]Oct[/STRIKE] Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr0 -
well played OP!!!
The kid deserved what he got!The Googlewhacker referance is to Dave Gorman and not to my opinion of the search engine!
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They blamed me saying I didn't lock the car and he didn't have to force entry. He said he saw the car rolling down the street with no-one in it and was trying to stop it crashing. So my question was so why was it in reverse? I don't live on a hillside so how was the car rolling down the street? and my neighbour was a witness.
But I was ignored as the man complained that I had frightened him and he was in shock.It's better to regret something I did do than to regret something that I didn’t. :EasterBun0 -
thegirlintheattic wrote: »The key thing is it is not self-defence until he threatens her or assaults her.
Doesn't make it right or moral but that is the law.
Its just silly and pathetic. The key thing is that he was driving her car down the street. What are people meant to do in this situation? Wait for the police, because lets face it we know how fast the police are at attending call outs, and by that time the car is burnt out somewhere.
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Its just silly and pathetic. The key thing is that he was driving her car down the street. What are people meant to do in this situation? Wait for the police, because lets face it we know how fast the police are at attending call outs, and by that time the car is burnt out somewhere.
Isn't our justice system something to be proud of!
That's the thing he wasn't driving the car, he had opened the door and took the handbrake off and put it in reverse rolling it down the street.
I thought it was a young man but when I saw his face he was a middle aged man. I didn't know if he had a weapon and I had to act fast.It's better to regret something I did do than to regret something that I didn’t. :EasterBun0
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