Scottish Girl gonna' start a revolution!

[Oldcarpy2]

Shrugs.


As far as axes.  You can carry an axe wherever you like unless it’s strictly prohibited. Like A courthouse, an axe would be prohibited. Or probably the subway in New York.  But nobody would care about you just having one in your car to have.  Unless you use it as a threat.  But in most places not much is going to happen if you use a hatchet to defend yourself from a carjacker as an example.  But you might be bringing an axe to a gun fight.

Where you would also have to go beyond a reasonable doubt the axe was being used as a threat for a conviction.  But brandishing laws are pretty clear. 

For bows that are strung.  It’s against the law to transport them strung unless locked in a case for many areas.  

If this happened in the USA.  The girl could state she was just practicing axe throwing.  Then it would be on the burden of the prosecution to prove she was guilty where one is thought innocent until proven otherwise.  The burden is on the court.  The burden isn’t on the individual.  

But that’s not always the case.  I’ve always like finding bird feathers in the yard.  I could be fined and or jailed for just having feathers from certain birds.  But it’s not applicable to Native Americans in the same way.


Added.  Most knifes are legal unless prohibited if they are under three or four inches.  But not really a restriction having in a car.  Probably depends on city and state.  But I can have a machete in my car no questions asked where I live.

Not all criminal offences required "intent" here.

Some offences are "strict liability".  Eg, drunk diving.

Obviously, the Crown does not need to prove "intent" in such cases.

That would be ridiculous.

[andy06shake]

Then how do you get a table knife and a hatchet?  The government have to issue the items?  Only to keep at home?

I think this is a hardware store in Scotland?

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You need to be over 18 to legally buy a hatchet or axe in Scotland.

Kids can't just pop into the local hardware store and purchase weapons.

And why, because they were stabbing and killing each other with the things.

That's our law, and nobody takes issue with it bar criminals and neds, so....

[WallFlowerActive]

Not all criminal offences required "intent" here.

Some offences are "strict liability".  Eg, drunk diving.

Obviously, the Crown does not need to prove "intent" in such cases.

That would be ridiculous.

Did a grown man follow two teenage girls then upload the video to YouTube?

[WallFlowerActive]

You need to be over 18 to legally buy a hatchet or axe in Scotland.

Kids can't just pop into the local hardware store and purchase weapons.

And why, because they were stabbing and killing each other with the things.

That's our law, and nobody takes issue with it bar criminals and neds, so....

Now you have three questions.

Did a grown man follow teenage girls around then upload the video to YouTube?



They told the guy to stop filming and stop following.  And the guy didn’t stop and keep filming instead of falling back to call the law.  Is that a false statement.

What was the supposed crime that made the guy feel like he had to follow two teenage girls instead of immediately reporting it to the law and staying with the emergency services call?

[andy06shake]

Did a grown man follow two teenage girls then upload the video to YouTube?

Funny how the Police dont have an issue with the fellow or his actions.

I wonder why that is? 

Could it be because he was perfectly within his rights to do so? 

I think you may find that it is indeed the case.

[ReturnofBroccoli]

They have similar programs like that in the court systems of the US a so called "teen court" if you will where they have to plead guilty in order to attend but the jury are fellow teen offenders of teen court etc its kind of silly and usually involves "petty crimes" I would scold them but I wouldnt convict them. Maybe I would send her to therapy thats about it. I think she needs lessons in civility and its possible she may have trouble at home maybe social work should be a thing

[Oldcarpy2]

Did a grown man follow two teenage girls then upload the video to YouTube?

He videod two teenage girls one of whom was weilding an axe and a knife in a threatening manner in a public place.

Is that a crime?

[andy06shake]

Now you have three questions.

Did a grown man follow teenage girls around then upload the video to YouTube?



They told the guy to stop filming and stop following.  And the guy didn’t stop and keep filming instead of falling back to call the law.  Is that a false statement.

What was the supposed crime that made the guy feel like he had to follow two teenage girls instead of immediately reporting it to the law and staying with the emergency services call?

Can you prove the man followed with anything but concern over the objects in question?

No, you can't.

He did not need to stop filming whilst in danger.

Stab in the dark a wee daftie with a stakey and axe, brandishing it menacingly in pubic.

There you go, questions asked, questions answered.  

[WallFlowerActive]

Funny how the Police dont have an issue with the fellow or his actions.

I wonder why that is? 

Could it be because he was perfectly within his rights to do so? 

I think you may find that it is indeed the case.

When did the cops get involved?  After the video was loaded to YouTube?

[andy06shake]

When did the cops get involved?  After the video was loaded to YouTube?

After calling them, i imagine, as that's generally how it works.

And how cause and effect function. 

I dont think they do precrime yet.