tegater 789 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 This was a military court martial, and not a civilian court. This was the military punishing their own, if I understand correctly. There may be more to this than meets the eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 "giz its"/ tropheys have always part of service life, we trust him in a war zone with a weapon but not in civy street Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 oh im not sayng this guy was a danger and he was gonna go on a gun crazy rampage mate lol quite the opposite prob,but the courts hands were tied to an extent.let him go or be a bit lenient towards him.many times have lads on here slated the cops for getting preferencial treatment.its the law and that im afraid is that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 "giz its"/ tropheys have always part of service life, we trust him in a war zone with a weapon but not in civy street its got absouletly nothing to do with trust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baghdadnights 150 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I've signed And the military love to feck their own its all political crap and I should know 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 "giz its"/ tropheys have always part of service life, we trust him in a war zone with a weapon but not in civy street its got absouletly nothing to do with trust. take the 2 world wars, how many weapons do you think were brought home and how many got used inappropriately by those that brought them home, they were tropheys nothing more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baghdadnights 150 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I would trust him with a weapon far more than any civvy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,994 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 but they did treat him diffrently.the sentence he got reflects that. give him a slap on the wrist,and loads of other returning soldiers "could" think yay and bring back guns and mementos.like ww11 f**k some old soldiers had mg40s in there lofts and lugars and shells.the first gun amnesty i think was in the 50s and you could have armed a small nation with the stuff they brought back from europe. im pretty sure you lads with kids,wouldnt want them falling into the wrong hands. No it doesn't , he got the sentence he did because he pleaded guilty , if he'd off fought the case and was found guilty he was told he would get a minimum off 5 yrs , the same as any scum bag selling drugs ect , no matter the sentence in itself wouldn't be the problem but that's just the start off it , his career is finished his wife struggling to pay the mortgage so by the time he comes out his wife and kids could be homeless , he has no career/job to support them . . . All because he was recognised as a Hero doing a job for his Queen and Country in his mind , bet he has a different outlook now ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tegater 789 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 oh im not sayng this guy was a danger and he was gonna go on a gun crazy rampage mate lol quite the opposite prob,but the courts hands were tied to an extent.let him go or be a bit lenient towards him.many times have lads on here slated the cops for getting preferencial treatment.its the law and that im afraid is that. Bang on with that scothunter, I was going to say the same, but the trouble is there are so many decent people who put their lives forward for this country, that get criticised, and go un-noticed that it only seems to be the acceptable heroes that get noticed. As you said, if it had of been a copper or a fireman, they would be called corrupt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alimac 882 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 No it's to do with a man that is part of a regiment that does all this country's dirty work that most soliders couldn't & that most men would piss there pants at the thought of it, he happily puts himself into positions were if caught the uk government & army would publicly denie they had anything to do with him. Then the c**ts hand him a slap in the face, should have been a slap on the wrists and no more.. Hope the judge gets some sleepless nights, lol 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 oh i think you will find the amnesty in the 50s was brought about because it was a problem,. maybe not near me or you,but in london and other big cities. where do you think the gangsters of the 60s got there sten guns and ww11 revolvers and hand grenades.seriously it would shock you the f*****g stuff they brought back lol anyway he should have removed the firing pin,and just maybe he could have used it as a defense,saying he deactivated it himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 oh i think you will find the amnesty in the 50s was brought about because it was a problem,. maybe not near me or you,but in london and other big cities. where do you think the gangsters of the 60s got there sten guns and ww11 revolvers and hand grenades.seriously it would shock you the f*****g stuff they brought back lol anyway he should have removed the firing pin,and just maybe he could have used it as a defense,saying he deactivated it himself. you forgot he didnt pack it his mate did, hell he didnt even take it out of the container it was in. go to any service base and you will find tropheys on every wall in every mess its part of service life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tegater 789 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 oh i think you will find the amnesty in the 50s was brought about because it was a problem,. maybe not near me or you,but in london and other big cities. where do you think the gangsters of the 60s got there sten guns and ww11 revolvers and hand grenades.seriously it would shock you the f*****g stuff they brought back lol anyway he should have removed the firing pin,and just maybe he could have used it as a defense,saying he deactivated it himself. you forgot he didnt pack it his mate did, hell he didnt even take it out of the container it was in. go to any service base and you will find tropheys on every wall in every mess its part of service life Which makes the punishment even stranger! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 oh i think you will find the amnesty in the 50s was brought about because it was a problem,. maybe not near me or you,but in london and other big cities. where do you think the gangsters of the 60s got there sten guns and ww11 revolvers and hand grenades.seriously it would shock you the f*****g stuff they brought back lol anyway he should have removed the firing pin,and just maybe he could have used it as a defense,saying he deactivated it himself. you forgot he didnt pack it his mate did, hell he didnt even take it out of the container it was in. go to any service base and you will find tropheys on every wall in every mess its part of service life Which makes the punishment even stranger! your correct in saying theres bits missing from this story Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Mears 272 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 you cant have 1 rule for one and 1 rule for another.... he broke the law and will face punishment simple as that really Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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