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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.823043.0.cyclist_hurt_by_wire_strung_a cross_path.php
or http://tinyurl.co.uk/xzcj ¦A WOMAN was seriously injured when she rode in to a head-height ¦wire strung across a path in Gorse Hill. ¦ ¦Police said the woman was riding her bike with her family about ¦8.30pm on Thursday when she hit the wire was strung about 5ft from ¦the ground across the path in St Mark's Rec. ¦ ¦She was thrown from her bike and suffered serious facial injuries¦ ¦which police said were expected to require surgery. ¦ ¦Police said they were treating the incident "extremely seriously" ¦and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. ¦ ¦Anyone with information should phone Swindon police on ¦0845 408 7000. -- Dave... |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
dkahn400 wrote:
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.823043.0.cyclist_hurt_by_wire_strung_a cross_path.php or http://tinyurl.co.uk/xzcj ¦A WOMAN was seriously injured when she rode in to a head-height ¦wire strung across a path in Gorse Hill. ¦ ¦Police said the woman was riding her bike with her family about ¦8.30pm on Thursday when she hit the wire was strung about 5ft from ¦the ground across the path in St Mark's Rec. ¦ ¦She was thrown from her bike and suffered serious facial injuries¦ ¦which police said were expected to require surgery. ¦ ¦Police said they were treating the incident "extremely seriously" ¦and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. ¦ ¦Anyone with information should phone Swindon police on ¦0845 408 7000. I've used that path once and, strangely enough, I was actually on the lookout for such devices; the little bollards are asking for something to be tied between them. Gorse Hill is as pikey as ****. |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
"Zog The Undeniable" wrote in message news:44aec1fb.0@entanet... dkahn400 wrote: http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.823043.0.cyclist_hurt_by_wire_strung_a cross_path.php or http://tinyurl.co.uk/xzcj ¦A WOMAN was seriously injured when she rode in to a head-height ¦wire strung across a path in Gorse Hill. ¦ ¦Police said the woman was riding her bike with her family about ¦8.30pm on Thursday when she hit the wire was strung about 5ft from ¦the ground across the path in St Mark's Rec. ¦ ¦She was thrown from her bike and suffered serious facial injuries¦ ¦which police said were expected to require surgery. ¦ ¦Police said they were treating the incident "extremely seriously" ¦and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. ¦ ¦Anyone with information should phone Swindon police on ¦0845 408 7000. I've used that path once and, strangely enough, I was actually on the lookout for such devices; the little bollards are asking for something to be tied between them. Gorse Hill is as pikey as ****. It is attempted murder. And when they catch someone setting up such a trap, that is what they should be charged with, with appropriate sentence. |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
ian henden wrote:
It is attempted murder. It would only be attempted murder if there were intent to kill The mens rea (the Latin for the "guilty mind") for murder includes both an intention to kill and/or to cause grievous bodily harm where there is a high probability of death resulting, whereas attempted murder depends on an intention to kill alone. This makes the offence difficult to prove and it is more common for a lesser charge to be preferred under the Offences Against The Person Act 1861. pk |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
Le Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:17:28 +0100, p.k. a écrit :
ian henden wrote: It is attempted murder. It would only be attempted murder if there were intent to kill The mens rea (the Latin for the "guilty mind") for murder includes both an intention to kill and/or to cause grievous bodily harm where there is a high probability of death resulting, whereas attempted murder depends on an intention to kill alone. This makes the offence difficult to prove and it is more common for a lesser charge to be preferred under the Offences Against The Person Act 1861. pk Well, things may be changing lately. There have been speeding drunk drivers sentenced for murder on the basis that they had to know that their behaviour was likely to cause somebody's death. Turtle |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
fastturtle wrote:
Le Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:17:28 +0100, p.k. a écrit : ian henden wrote: It is attempted murder. It would only be attempted murder if there were intent to kill The mens rea (the Latin for the "guilty mind") for murder includes both an intention to kill and/or to cause grievous bodily harm where there is a high probability of death resulting, whereas attempted murder depends on an intention to kill alone. This makes the offence difficult to prove and it is more common for a lesser charge to be preferred under the Offences Against The Person Act 1861. Well, things may be changing lately. There have been speeding drunk drivers sentenced for murder on the basis that they had to know that their behaviour was likely to cause somebody's death. Is that in Switzerland or the UK? A |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
Ambrose Nankivell wrote:
fastturtle wrote: Well, things may be changing lately. There have been speeding drunk drivers sentenced for murder on the basis that they had to know that their behaviour was likely to cause somebody's death. Is that in Switzerland or the UK? It would be gratifying to think that it was in the UK, but I fear not. -- Chris |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
Chris Slade wrote: Ambrose Nankivell wrote: fastturtle wrote: Well, things may be changing lately. There have been speeding drunk drivers sentenced for murder on the basis that they had to know that their behaviour was likely to cause somebody's death. Is that in Switzerland or the UK? It would be gratifying to think that it was in the UK, but I fear not. In the meantime we need something rather like the vertical piece of angle iron with a hook-shaped cutter at the top which was fixed on the front of some jeeps in Normandy to prevent decapitation by wire. It will need to be a bit lighter, of course. I suppose this business will make recumbents more popular. |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
Squashme wrote:
I suppose this business will make recumbents more popular. With a wire strung between bollards, wouldn't a recumbentist be a primary candidate for decapitation? EFR Ile de France |
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Another cyclist hurt by wire strung across path
Squashme wrote:
I suppose this business will make recumbents more popular. I can't see how I'd be any more vulnerable on an upright than I was when the fishing line got me on my recumbent. In fact on that day I might have been better off on an upright, as the line would only have been at chest height, but the scumbags strung the next couple of lines slightly higher up. -- Danny Colyer URL:http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/ Subscribe to PlusNet URL:http://www.colyer.plus.com/referral/ "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine |
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