Men who beat-up women.

[frankthring]

Best of luck, Gator, and I echo Mr Slip`s sensible words of advice. I am
still mystified why you hate middle-class people (since that means the
working class and the aristocracy are both OK). I don`t like to think what
you would have done if the bloke had been middle-class - and beating up
his wife...but best of luck in Court anyway !

[Gator]

Middle class SNOBS, Frank. The class itself is fine, the snobs within are not.

I read the statement of this jerk upside-down on the interview table. It said that he and his wife were walking home and I attacked him for no reason. I have a lawyer who I will contact and update tomorrow.

There were no witnesses. Some taxi drivers buzzed past, but they saw nothing.

If I were an attacker I would have run away, but I remained afterwards to make sure he did not hurt her further. I gave a 'no comment' answer to everything during the interview. All the court will have to go on is my word against his.

[davey]

Fair play to you mate.I had exactly the same thing happen to me last year.I was in the west end about 4am on a saturday morning at a bus stop.A bloke was arguing with his bird they were both pissed when suddenly he gives her a proper punch right in the face and put her on the deck.I jumped in and beat fuck out of him.The old bill turned up and he wanted me nicked so i ended up in cuffs.After about ten minutes the old bill got a phone call from the cctv operators telling them what happened.The police superintendant who had by now arrived ordered me to be released.He took me to one side and thanked me for my public spirited actions but said if it happens again i must refrain from kicking the cunt in the face when he is on the floor as everywhere in london is covered by cctv and i would have a hard time putting that down as self defence in court.It ended up with the cunt being nicked and the old bill wishing me a safe journey home.Personally i would do it again without hesitation ,even if it meant me being up in court.If my mum/girlfriend/sister/niece was being attacked i hope some passer by would jump in to save them

[jimslip]

It would seem you were either a lucky beneficiary of the new Tory policy below or just plain lucky! Under the last government, it would have been YOU now rotting in prison, whilst the brute would have been sent on a recuperation holiday to Kenya to get over the trauma of being so rudely interrupted beating up his wife!

The CCTV footage must have been the clincher.



All the same well done, I reckon this kind of "Good Samaritan" stuff must be happening all over the country everyday. People are fed up with scum thinking they can do anything they like to anyone they like.

[jimslip]

Sorry the link is now dead, probably 'cos the fucking Tories reneged on their pledge, like all the other pledges they made to swing the law back in favour of, "The man in the street."

[davey]

It could have gone the other way jim.The old bill did take my details and said if the scumbag wanted to press charges in the future they would be dutybound to follow it up.Seems like he must have woken up with a sore head and didnt want to stand up in court and explain to a judge and jury why a member of the public found it neccessary to stop him beating shit out of his girlfriend

[Tiffany Naylor]

Having worked in criminal law in the past (I know, what a career change!) if the police/CPS think it's a domestic violence case, which clearly it is, they take the prosecution into their own hands - they have to proceed with it. Hopefully any medical report/CCTV footage should support this. Sadly he probably won't get a proportionate punishment but fingers crossed he gets something. As for your case I'd be surprised if you got away scott free but if you can prove self defence (again, any medical report on your or his injuries should support that) and enter an early guilty plea, the outcome shouldn't be too severe, especially if you have no previous for similar offences. Good luck.

[Gator]

Seeing the lawyer tomorrow.

I will not plead guilty to defending myself.

[Gator]

I should also point out that he repeatedly threatened to rape me.

[Essex Lad]

But you weren't defending yourself - you were acting as a vigilante. I expect they will throw the book at you...