I JUST GOT HIJACKED!!!!!! ...well, almost!!

Ralf*

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Coisman said:
Found this clip... :dropjaw:

"Skiet die bliksems!!" :pimp:

http://www.zoopedup.com/videos/attempted-hijack-17-May-2013

thats a matter of split seconds, and it could have gone totally the other way as well, in this case the "hijacker" was not COMMITED, and was thus prepared to back down from the confrontation, which gave the victim the upper hand.....with fatal consequences.

Question to you Cois....what would be the further process from here onwards in SA....will the "victim" no have to sleep in police cells due to "murder/man-slaughter" etc. ?
 

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Ralf@Speedway Motorsport said:
Question to you Cois....what would be the further process from here onwards in SA....will the "victim" no have to sleep in police cells due to "murder/man-slaughter" etc. ?

Ralf, the person, as in the victim, will be detained and charged for the shooting, and there will be a few charges...
1. Use of a firearm/deadly weapon
2. Manslaughter

I don't think he will sleep in the cells, but bail will be payable, and the person allowed to go if he has proof of permanent residency.

It will then be up to the courts to decide if it was in self/private defence, and if the shooting was in fact justified.

In this video, it is clear the hijacker also had a firearm, but the courts are full of nonsense, and can argue that instead of shooting the suspect, the victim could have tried to drive off... I know, but yea, that will happen...

Shooting someone should always be the last resort, and in my instance, I felt it wasn't necessary to actually pull the trigger, as the guys clearly got a fright and ran, BUT that being said, HAD I in fact pulled the trigger, and shot the one with the knife, I would most likely have gotten off under the Private defence clause, as the attack was imminent and the thread on my life real, thus allowing me to use deadly force.

Hope that was set out clear enough bud. :thumbs:
 
Coisman said:
In this video, it is clear the hijacker also had a firearm, but the courts are full of nonsense, and can argue that instead of shooting the suspect, the victim could have tried to drive off... I know, but yea, that will happen...

Really? Driving off would have probably got him killed.
 

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Adrenacide said:
Coisman said:
In this video, it is clear the hijacker also had a firearm, but the courts are full of nonsense, and can argue that instead of shooting the suspect, the victim could have tried to drive off... I know, but yea, that will happen...

Really? Driving off would have probably got him killed.

But what if attemting to drive off did not get him shot??
The courts, and ANYONE with legal know how will most likely support me on this... The courts will do anything to try and convict!! they will come with all sorts of nonsence...

"Did you considder it might have been a toy gun?"
"What about the suspects family?? Who will look after them?"
"Why didn't you try to scream for help??
"Why didn't you rather give the suspect the vehicle?? That way he would still be alive??"

Guys, understand me clear, I am not against what happens, and in my case, the better option was to not pull the trigger, but trust me when I say to you that they will grill you in court, even if the facts are clear, and there are, like in this video clip, evidence as to what happened. :thumbs:
 
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