UK jails man for 33 months for movie piracy

salparadise said:
Your expectation of British jails might be somewhat rose coloured.

To be in jail is not "rose color", it does not matter which nationality of jail, Incarceration is not a "cake walk".

I'll give you an example:

In 1996, I was arrested for 8 hours for mistreating a minor, basically I did a "citizen ARREST" at gun point, to a minor that was 17years old, ALMOST 6FEET AND 4 INCHES, his body build was like a proffessional wrestler, easily he could had over power me physically and he had a bat in his hands, but I kept my distance to avoid that issue. I RESOURCE TO MY GUN FOR DEFENSE.

In my home state at that time and still is consider, A 17 year old person a minor, Basically the cops charge him for tresspassing my property, home intrusion, destruction of private property and vandalism.

I was charge for "use of excessive force to a minor and life threat to his life at gun point". I pleaded not guilty, paid my bail of 10 percent of 3500 USD. Got me 2 lawyers to represent me, in court,

4 months, later I walked into the court house with 2 lawyers, they spoke to the judge and the kids parents in private chambers and the charges were drop, I still took the parents to civil court and demanded to be refunded for my property damages about 5 thousand dollars worth. The parents trade off was, since they had no money to pay me, was their car title to my name. I donated that car to my local public motor mechanic trade school for free.

The kid had a long very long list of felonies according to the police report, since he was grandfather by the laws of protection for minors, he got away with 100 hours of community service.

Since 9-11, the laws for felon minors have change, depending of the gravity of the crime, Basically, 3 strikes rules apply before serving adult time. In my state, minors of underage felons have to do mandatory 3 months of BOOT CAMP military style, they will be working and walking for long miles under any kind of weather, cutting grass and maintenance of government property for free..

The law makers made it more harsh for adults, not to abuse those laws. That carve new laws for home owners, yes! We could shoot those rufians, If they are caught doing those crimes in our property. All in the name of home defense, but you are mandate to give the halt and stop oRDER!, and get off my property warning verbally and give way to exit your property!,3 times before shooting minors not mortaly but disable them in the legs.

Where I live everyone has register guns for home protection.. The problem is that some of those kids, they look like adults and it is reall hard to distinguish them.

Years later in 2006, the kid was found dead with 3 holes, mafia execution stle in a abandom ravine according to the localnews paper, hand tie together and his mouth muzzle with a lanyard, 5 counties, north. Basically hog tie... That made me sad, as a parent. What a waste time for the parents of that kid.

Been in jail for 8 hours was not a good experience, physically, emotianally and financially, but made more resposible and wiser towards my own wife, kids,friends and relatives. Still I own and hold my guns legally and still a gold NRA menber.