Question about law--specifically British law

Started by Josephus, February 04, 2015, 07:05:56 AM

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Jacob

Yeah, you left out the ending of your story, BB. What happened?

garbon

Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 04, 2015, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 04, 2015, 12:33:52 PM
I privately prosecuted someone while in law school.   :cool:

I was lured out of my house by someone claiming car trouble.  I was then jumped by several people and tied up.  They let me go after a couple of minutes.  I reported it to police the next day, but they wouldn't even take a statement since I was living in a frat house, and the people who jumped me were in another fraternity.  People in my fraternity wanted to do something equally stupid in return, but I said "no, let me handle this my way" and filed a private prosecution.

Sounds like the plot to one of garbon's porn tapes.  At least that's what I read on the back of the box. :unsure: Canuck Frat Fucks, Vol VII: Private Prosecution

So many questions...

1) Why would I own a physical porn tape?
2) Why do you think I would be interested in fraternity porn?
3) Why do you think I would be interested in bondage?
4) Why you all up on my porn viewing habits?

I think that's it for now.
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I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

garbon

Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 12:49:51 PM
Yeah, you left out the ending of your story, BB. What happened?

I assumed he did that to be a tease.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Barrister

Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2015, 12:51:05 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 12:49:51 PM
Yeah, you left out the ending of your story, BB. What happened?

I assumed he did that to be a tease.

I could only recognize 2 of the eight fellows, so I filed my prosecution against those two.  I had to go in front of a justice of the peace to tell my story, and he agreed that certainly constituted assault.  So process was filed.  The two fellows started freaking out worrying about what a criminal record would do to their futures, and got fraternity alumni lawyers to assist.  I pretty quickly though offered that I would drop the charge in exchange for a written apology and for them to enter into a peace bond, a form of restraining order where they promised to stay away from me.  They accepted, and that was that.  It was still a very satisfying conclusion from my perspective.
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Malthus

Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2015, 12:50:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 04, 2015, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 04, 2015, 12:33:52 PM
I privately prosecuted someone while in law school.   :cool:

I was lured out of my house by someone claiming car trouble.  I was then jumped by several people and tied up.  They let me go after a couple of minutes.  I reported it to police the next day, but they wouldn't even take a statement since I was living in a frat house, and the people who jumped me were in another fraternity.  People in my fraternity wanted to do something equally stupid in return, but I said "no, let me handle this my way" and filed a private prosecution.

Sounds like the plot to one of garbon's porn tapes.  At least that's what I read on the back of the box. :unsure: Canuck Frat Fucks, Vol VII: Private Prosecution

So many questions...

1) Why would I own a physical porn tape?
2) Why do you think I would be interested in fraternity porn?
3) Why do you think I would be interested in bondage?
4) Why you all up on my porn viewing habits?

I think that's it for now.

The more interesting question is how he got ahold of one of your tapes to read the back of the box.  :unsure:
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

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grumbler

Quote from: Martinus on February 04, 2015, 10:32:55 AM
Quote from: grumbler on February 04, 2015, 07:07:24 AM
I believe that British law (though perhaps not its Canadian cousin) allows for "private prosecutions" of criminal cases.  Google that and see what you find.

There is no such thing as "British law".

Thank you, Mr. Anal-rentientive Assburger.  I'm sure absolutely no one knew what I meant until you intervened.
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Jacob

Yeah I know, right? Making a big deal about minor semantic quibbles is pretty crap.

Malthus

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

grumbler

Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 01:51:50 PM
Yeah I know, right? Making a big deal about minor semantic quibbles is pretty crap.

Exactly.  That's why I don't quibble semantics or typos.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

garbon

Quote from: Malthus on February 04, 2015, 01:12:38 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2015, 12:50:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 04, 2015, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 04, 2015, 12:33:52 PM
I privately prosecuted someone while in law school.   :cool:

I was lured out of my house by someone claiming car trouble.  I was then jumped by several people and tied up.  They let me go after a couple of minutes.  I reported it to police the next day, but they wouldn't even take a statement since I was living in a frat house, and the people who jumped me were in another fraternity.  People in my fraternity wanted to do something equally stupid in return, but I said "no, let me handle this my way" and filed a private prosecution.

Sounds like the plot to one of garbon's porn tapes.  At least that's what I read on the back of the box. :unsure: Canuck Frat Fucks, Vol VII: Private Prosecution

So many questions...

1) Why would I own a physical porn tape?
2) Why do you think I would be interested in fraternity porn?
3) Why do you think I would be interested in bondage?
4) Why you all up on my porn viewing habits?

I think that's it for now.

The more interesting question is how he got ahold of one of your tapes to read the back of the box.  :unsure:

Oh he's up in my apartment on the regular.

edit: I noticed I left out 5) Canadian porn, really?
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

CountDeMoney

Quote from: grumbler on February 04, 2015, 03:08:56 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 01:51:50 PM
Yeah I know, right? Making a big deal about minor semantic quibbles is pretty crap.

Exactly.  That's why I don't quibble semantics or typos.

Because...there's nothing minor about semantics or typos!

grumbler

Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 04, 2015, 03:13:19 PM
Quote from: grumbler on February 04, 2015, 03:08:56 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 01:51:50 PM
Yeah I know, right? Making a big deal about minor semantic quibbles is pretty crap.

Exactly.  That's why I don't quibble semantics or typos.

Because...there's nothing minor about semantics or typos!

If you insist.  Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!

Martinus

Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 01:51:50 PM
Yeah I know, right? Making a big deal about minor semantic quibbles is pretty crap.

It's too funny, isn't it? :D

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