Scotland: TEENAGER LOCKED UP FOR SHOOTING BURGLAR
Scotland: TEENAGER LOCKED UP FOR SHOOTING BURGLAR
Date: May 24, 2007 7:18 AM
It was a pellet gun. The police and prosecutor refer it to a rifle.
This is the ridiculous loss of the right to self-defense in the United Kingdom.
23 May 2007
TEENAGER LOCKED UP FOR SHOOTING BURGLAR
Tears after student gets 1-year sentence for airgun assault
By Grant Mccabe
A TERRIFIED teenager who shot a burglar who tried to break into his home was yesterday jailed for a year.
A court heard that 18-year-old Casimir Ali reacted after he heard David Goldie attempting to force his way into his flat last June.
The computing student had grabbed the airgun and a small fishing knife after Goldie – who was high on drugs – threw a bottle at his stepdad.
First offender Ali had admitted assaulting Goldie while under provocation.
But at Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday, sheriff John Baird told him his act ions would have been considered in a different light had Goldie been inside his flat.
The sheriff added: “If that had been the situation and you behaved in this way, then it could have been a case which could have been disposed of in another way.
“You chose to arm yourself with a rifle and a knife and, along with others, confronted the person yourself.
“As he attempted to move away, you shot him twice.
“Your conduct is completely unacceptable. This was taking the law into your own hands. The only appropriate disposal is a custodial sentence.”
Ali looked shocked as he was taken away. A woman, thought to be his girlfriend, left the court crying hysterically.
Ali had noticed Goldie and a youth outside his door in Glagow’s Maryhill on June 10 last year.
Patrick Hughes, prosecuting, said Ali believed they were going to break in.
He called police and told his stepdad, who confronted Goldie and a struggle ensued. Goldie then threw a bottle at the man.
Seeing Goldie turn violent, Ali came out of the flat armed with the knife and rifle.
Mr Hughes told the court: “He fired a pellet at Goldie. Goldie then returned to the accused and his stepdad and punched the man.
“During this, Goldie dropped a metal cosh. At this, the accused fired a second pellet, hitting him on the chest.”
Police arrived and found Ali, now of Glencairn Drive, Coatbridge, with the knife and discovered the air rifle.
The court was told that Goldie, a serial housebreaker, had a long history of violence and dishonesty.
Jason Beltrami, defending, said Ali had owned the rifle since he was 11 and had been given the knife by his dad as a gift.
He added: “Mr Ali did not know this man and became fearful. There had been previous incidents of youths outside his door.
“A bottle had been thrown at his stepdad and Mr Ali took the wrong decision and fired the gun.”
It is thought the sentence will be appealed.
The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !
