It is right that Brendon Fearon, who was shot while trying to burgle Tony Martin, should be able to go to court to try and sue him for compensation for the post traumatic stress he says he is suffering.
He should be able to do this, so that we can all see what a pathetic low-life he is, and laugh as the case is thrown straight back out of court. Or as the judge put it, “there are important issues here that need to be determined”. Let’s hope they get determined sensibly.
As Henry Bellingham, MP for Northwest Norfolk says, “no criminal should have any right after he has broken into a property – all legal rights should be left outside the property that was burgled.” There are no vague boundaries here. It is not possible to break into somebody’s house by mistake. If you do, you should fear for your life.
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This shouldn’t get anywhere near the courts. This scumbag is wasting public money to try and claim he has a right to commit his crimes free from interference by any property owner.
A pity Mr Martin didn’t follow-up *properly*.
The trouble is, Rob, our legal system is so screwed that there is a good chance that it WON’T get laughed out of court. Just reading about John Hudson who was mugged, beaten to a pulp and left for dead. The entire scene was caught on tape, and the remorseless Colin Scandrett was given…3? 5 years? Nah…120 hours of community service. The law is an ass.