tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post9086122736880375197..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Slippery slopesRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-1844640244663267832010-07-30T00:54:41.884-04:002010-07-30T00:54:41.884-04:00@unaha-closp
Again a case of attacking someone af...@unaha-closp<br /><br />Again a case of attacking someone after they had left the property. Difficult to argue it is self-defence when the target is running away. In the Munir Hussain case, the villians were chased, one was caught and, according to witnesses, attacked by a group of persuers, including one with a metal pole. The downed man was hit so hard in the head by the cricket bat that the bat broke into three parts. Obviously, we might debate whether such actions were understandable after what the family were put through, but that was way past self-defence into retribution.<br /><br />In both the Hussain and Martin cases, they had the opportunity to argue self-defence, with the final decision on if their actions were appropriate to the threat posed decided on by a jury of twelve members of the public. In both cases, it was the jury that considered they had gone too far.<br /><br />Again it was a case in which the newspapers were often guilty of selectively reporting the facts to make for a more sensational story.Sebastian Xhttp://effjuan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-83828243637877933082010-07-29T20:29:44.585-04:002010-07-29T20:29:44.585-04:00@seb
Munir Hussain went to jail for 3 years after...@seb<br /><br />Munir Hussain went to jail for 3 years after hitting a home invader with a cricket bat. And the best thing about British justice is that the guy who got beat up, the guy who broke into Munir's home tied up Munir's family putting knives to their throats and threatening to kill them, well he got probation.unaha-closphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385104004764358415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-21261151041127470612010-07-29T15:48:14.002-04:002010-07-29T15:48:14.002-04:00Excellent article. I wish Cardplayer or another po...Excellent article. I wish Cardplayer or another poker magazine would reprint this for a wider audience to consume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-17613057640389387662010-07-29T04:36:05.195-04:002010-07-29T04:36:05.195-04:00"how England went from almost no gun-control ..."how England went from almost no gun-control laws to a nearly total ban on firearms (and, along the way, use of any force for self-defense"<br /><br />The laws in Britain on self-defence are very reasonable, and allow appropriate force.<br /><br />The Tony Martin case, when he shot dead a burglar who had broken into his isolated farm-house, and was thus jailed for manslaughter, caused a storm of indignation. What the media almost entirely neglected to mention, because it spoilt the story-value, was that the burglar was running away from the house when Martin shot him in the back.<br /><br />If I were to encounter a burglar in my property, hit him around the head with a cricket bat, and the villian dropped down dead, I would expect to get away with it.Sebastian Xhttp://effjuan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-28943633917570291192010-07-28T23:33:48.221-04:002010-07-28T23:33:48.221-04:00Wolynski-Party Poker could return!!Wolynski-Party Poker could return!!Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170011539472789212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-5628281700642154112010-07-28T19:59:20.382-04:002010-07-28T19:59:20.382-04:00Don't forget "The St. Petersburg Six"...Don't forget "The St. Petersburg Six"*** from the mid-80's. Six retirees playing cards for pennies whose game was busted by the police. All six gentlemen were arrested. <br /><br />After the arrest, the outcry was so loud that it ultimately led to the 1989 law allowing penny-ante law being passed.<br /><br /><br />(*** It was a quarter century ago - it might have been Bradenton or Sarasota.)There are some who call me... Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501871165064593983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-80832672683923404392010-07-28T19:23:36.933-04:002010-07-28T19:23:36.933-04:00There's no reason for online poker to be illeg...There's no reason for online poker to be illegal, other than the established poker sites were making too much money and American business didn't like it.<br /><br />"Regulation" is another word for "monopoly".<br /><br />The early Internet was great at self-regulating. If a poker site was shady, there were plenty of forums to alert players. <br /><br />It's not about poker, it's about the freedom of the Internet and an individual's right to piss away his money as he sees fit.Wolynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428782184898610640noreply@blogger.com