Man jailed for scaring the bejesus out of Brits
Thursday, May 27th, 2004 • Filed under Uncategorized
One of our readers, Pasty, points out that gun control is having the usual results in the United Kingdom. A man went on a bit of a rampage, after his pet was dog-napped by the RSPCA. Authorities seized his animal, after they unilaterally decided that his planned method of euthanasia (a pickax) was too inhumane and inexpensive and was best left to professionals. Desperate to get the animal back, dog owner Paul Lovie did something stupid.
The court heard how Lovie had armed himself with a samurai sword, air rifle and pellets, lighter fluid and a hammer before breaking into the Landing Lane shelter in York.Prosecutor Dianne Campbell said: “He decided he would take matters into his own hands and go and get the dog.” [...]
He gave himself up after one and a half hours of negotiations with armed police. [Ed. Note: Britain actually has unarmed police]
He appeared for sentence after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence, having an offensive weapon, and causing criminal damage.
Is “intent to cause fear” really a crime? I hope not, because I’m sure there are plenty of bed-wetting liberals out there afraid of my gun-toting ass.
While I don’t condone what Lovie did, I cannot help but think the Brits brought this on themselves. Here is a man who was told his dog was ill and needed to be euthanized. Personally, I would probably use a 12-gauge, but the U.K.’s draconian gun control laws make that very difficult. A pickax seems to be the next best cheapest alternative. That the government would step in and put a stop to it smacks of tyranny (something not exactly strange to the U.K.). Ironically, those same draconian policies led to a society that could be held hostage by a pellet gun, something they insist on mistakenly calling a firearm.