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Mich the Tester replied

23 January 2014, 15:51
Good to see the Wail's back on form;

The alarm is fitted to his business premises on an industrial estate a mile from his six-bedroom £350,000 home.
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Mich the Tester replied

23 January 2014, 15:44
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Businessman Andrew Woodhouse cleared of using unreasonable force against fuel burglars | Mail Online

Now if he was chasing thieves off his land and was attacked by one of them who was armed with a fence post why was he the only one prosecuted for violence?

The 32 year old got what he deserved for being so bloody unfit that a rather sturdily built 44 year old caught him and flattened him. The other one got what he deserved for being a thieving dickhead. Well done Mr Woodhouse.
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MicrosoftBob replied

23 January 2014, 15:44
Because you're supposed to do nothing and wait for plod to send someone in a few weeks asking if you need counselling

You're supposed to know your place
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vetran started a topic Good news

23 January 2014, 15:38
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Businessman Andrew Woodhouse cleared of using unreasonable force against fuel burglars | Mail Online

Defence lawyer Andrew Taylor told the jury said: 'These thieves thought they would have nice easy pickings that night.

'Many people would have given up and just claimed on their insurance but Mr Woodhouse is made of sterner stuff.

'He showed stoicism, courage and fitness to chase them.

'One of the men was armed and went to attack him. He acted in lawful self-defence.

'He agrees the red mist came down which you can understand when his business has almost been wiped out by crime.

'If it hadn't been for him these men would not have been caught. Where are we in society when a person cannot act in self-defence to protect his property. That is what Mr Woodhouse was doing.'

Kevin Green, 53, and Timothy Cross, 32, tried to escape into a neighbouring field with jerry cans full of stolen fuel.

But Woodhouse chased Green - and caught him near their getaway car. He then attacked Green leaving him with two broken legs and a broken arm.

The court heard he then chased Cross before rugby-tackling him. He lay on top of the raider until police arrived.

Prosecutor James Wilson described it an 'unreasonable and unlawful assault.'

He said: 'It was not reasonable self-defence. Mr Woodhouse lost his temper and went over the top.

'He is a hard-working businessman but he has let his frustration get the better of him. He lost it.'

Mr Woodhouse said he was 'gutted and sickened' to learn the extent of Green's injuries.

Now if he was chasing thieves off his land and was attacked by one of them who was armed with a fence post why was he the only one prosecuted for violence?
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