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Smoking at Stations

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7544748.stm

Really - why can't people simply obey the rules rather than attack those who try to uphold them?
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gswindale wrote:<SNIP> why can't people simply obey the rules....
You mean like the rules about use of text-speak on the forums? (@) :D :wink:

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According to the Network Rail Control Log, the two males have been caught and have been charged with attempted murder!

This place really is getting worse by the day.
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They'll never get an attempted murder conviction for that (though it would be just if they did), so I hope they charge them with something a bit more realistic too. Broken wrist = GBH at least.
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arabiandisco wrote:They'll never get an attempted murder conviction for that (though it would be just if they did), so I hope they charge them with something a bit more realistic too. Broken wrist = GBH at least.
Actually, they could.

They pushed the female onto the tracks, knowing that they were electrified, and that a train was imminently due.

Lets see how this goes.
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The offence (attempted murder) is committed when a person does an act ........... and at the time the person has the intention to kill. Unlike murder, which requires an intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm, attempted murder requires evidence of an intention to kill alone. This makes it a difficult allegation to sustain... (From CPS website).

"Honest, Your Honour, we didn't mean to hurt her, we just pushed her and she fell off the platform".

Case dismissed.

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