Medal for citizen's arrest? - Page 2

harwood red · 07-08-2009, 10:10

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Did you not mentally visualise what form the 'retribution' would take?, and shudder at what some people are capable of?
If 'no' - you demonstrate a lack of empathy with your fellow man

I think what shaker was saying was to compare the retribution to a rape is ridiculous, especially when you consider it's a 9 year old girl

MargaretR · 07-08-2009, 10:12

Both horrify me equally

shakermaker · 07-08-2009, 10:14

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Did you not mentally visualise what form the 'retribution' would take?
If 'no' - you demonstrate a lack of empathy with your fellow man

Of course I did, and as posted I agree with the sentiment of your post entirely.
I just couldn't say that "The mental image of the enactment of revenge was just as horrific as the rape itself." I can imagine very few things (if any) as horrific as the original crime. Perhaps that's the effect of context.

katex · 07-08-2009, 10:16

Only gossip at the moment ... don't think would have been any sort of premeditated type of retribution ... possibly the attacker struggled as the lads tried to contain him. It is also one of the crimes (along with muggings of old ladies) that really incites an angry involuntary reaction in all of us. Don't think is anything new.

garinda · 07-08-2009, 11:09

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Did you not mentally visualise what form the 'retribution' would take?, and shudder at what some people are capable of?
If 'no' - you demonstrate a lack of empathy with your fellow man

Apprehending, and handing over to the police, good citizenship.

As stated earlier, if they used any unecessary violence to do this, that's very wrong.

Though I'm of the opinion even if the suspect had been raped, which certainly isn't the case, it still nowhere equates to the terror a small child would have felt, as someone violently took her innocence.

cashman · 07-08-2009, 12:55

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Originally Posted by garinda

Apprehending, and handing over to the police, good citizenship.

As stated earlier, if they used any unecessary violence to do this, that's very wrong.

Though I'm of the opinion even if the suspect had been raped, which certainly isn't the case, it still nowhere equates to the terror a small child would have felt, as someone violently took her innocence.

i can go wi that, reading the report these 2 blokes chased him through the wooded area nearby, etc until they caught him, don't know what happened when they did he resisted or not? but if they were certain it was the guy i hope they kicked the crap out of him, if it was ya can stick empathy wi fellow man margaret, i do not regard sex offenders as human.

jaysay · 07-08-2009, 16:09

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Originally Posted by cashman

i can go wi that, reading the report these 2 blokes chased him through the wooded area nearby, etc until they caught him, don't know what happened when they did he resisted or not? but if they were certain it was the guy i hope they kicked the crap out of him, if it was ya can stick empathy wi fellow man margaret, i do not regard sex offenders as human.

Totally agree cashy, because you can rest assured that the scumbag won't get his just deserts from the man in a curly wig

accyman · 07-08-2009, 18:40

IF these two lad saw the guy comitting tehe offence and kicked the snot out him then very well done indeed on the 2 lads part

maybe its just me but i think sexually assaulting children is wrong and deserves more than a short stay in prison for people who do it

untill we actually start executing them sadly a good hiding is the best punishment they can get

suedarbo · 07-08-2009, 20:57

My two pennorth on this is if it was my daughter and the lads had caught him knowing it was definately him, I hope they kicked the crap out of him as well. If he'd done that to my daughter I'd want to do worse than that to him.
I shall now get my coat.

steeljack · 07-08-2009, 21:51

I would hope that if the two lads do get charged with anything , they elect to go to court and demand a jury trial , Don't see a local jury finding them guilty .

the proviso being , the person they got was the right guy .

suedarbo · 07-08-2009, 23:20

Steeljack my hubby just said exactly the same thing.

cashman · 07-08-2009, 23:23

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Originally Posted by suedarbo

Steeljack my hubby just said exactly the same thing.

Didn't know ya were wed to Steeljack

suedarbo · 07-08-2009, 23:36

Erm, I'm not.