Chef stabs assailant and now faces prison.

[Finn]

he is now blind in one eye, has only one kidney, and cant recognise my cousin, or anyone from later than about when he was 15 years old, and has no idea that he has a baby. he cannot work anymore and is violent a lot.

Sorry to hear. This makes my blood boil.

I hope these punks and their entire family (including extended) gets cancer.

[caesius]

It's been asked hypothetically but I'd really like to know, if the chef had done what the liberal hippie peace-out socialists expected (nothing) and one of the "misguided" young fellows had stabbed him:

What do you seriously think the young guy's punishment would have been?

[crshbndct]

Sorry to hear. This makes my blood boil.

I hope these punks and their entire family (including extended) gets cancer.

the worst part is, it was just some hoodrats out looking for a fight. didnt realise that kicking someone in the head had kill/maim/severely injure. they probably ran off going: "wow we really gave that cunt the bash eh? cool"

[crshbndct]

It's been asked hypothetically but I'd really like to know, if the chef had done what the liberal hippie peace-out socialists expected (nothing) and one of the "misguided" young fellows had stabbed him:

What do you seriously think the young guy's punishment would have been?

there would have been a report on police 10-7 (this is excerpted from 99% of reports on police 10-7(and sorry about the possible racist overtones much love to my brothers from another colour)

A young man, was accosted and attacked by3 youths stabbed and killed. Police are looking for 3 Men, possible ages between 18 and 30, wearing gang-themed hoodies, and baggy jeans. they are all of average height and weight. if you have any infor mation as to their whereabouts please call......

noone can do anything because they are all the smae, and have the same description.

[Patrick]

on one level yes
on another level it isn't really the money, is it .... it's the victim's 'participation in [and therefore tacit approval of]' the wrongdoing - could be difficult to come to terms with oneself as a person who did that.

i'd rather have a VB .. but only if you're buying!!

I hear ya, but, at the end of the day, it is your life for the sake of a few dollars... is that a bargain? And yep, I'll shout ya!

well they ran off before they were caught and the description was young man in hoodies of average height and weight... so the cops did nothing

With that description, what did you expect???? Looks just like town on any Friday/Saturday night.

Could be my neighbour... he wears a hoodie...

Still, can't understand how even a failed legal aid lawyer could not have got the chef out of this one with a medal instead of a prison/home detention sentence... he could have sorted it himself without a lawyer.

[Wolf]

Still, can't understand how even a failed legal aid lawyer could not have got the chef out of this one with a medal instead of a prison/home detention sentence... he could have sorted it himself without a lawyer.

It sounds like a matter of timing. Both the initial report and the bit from the Dominion:

The bus security video reportedly shows hin cowering and frightened. As the bullies leave the bus, the 21 year old chef is punched in the mouth. He takes out his chefs knife...and stabs one of his tormentors

suggest that he stabbed as they were leaving, thus making a self-defence plea indefensible - the danger was about to go away.

Had he stabbed them earlier, he probably would have gotten away with it.

Even in gun-totin' kill-'em-all-and-let-God-sort-'em-out USA it is an instant murder charge if you shoot an armed robber in the act of fleeiong from your premises.