This makes me sick....

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R.O.S.S.I

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http://www.hartlepooltoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=1109&articleid=1873325

Soldier Christopher Smith has been beaten to within an inch of his life on his first day back on leave in Hartlepool.
I can't describe how angry i am, and what makes it worse for me is that he is my cousin. My aunty has only just rang us to tell us about it as they have been at his bedside constantly since the attack.

What is wrong with this country really??
 
thats so bad

i never see anything like this happen where i live, just the odd personal fued, really shocking to read

hope his condition begins improving sharpish :(
 
He looks like a big guy too :eek:
Looks much older then what he is

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Stupid cowardly scum attacking him once he already walked past :mad: Probably used bottles or something to take him down aswell :mad:

Hope he Gets well soon


OT: What was he in the Army? That uniform looks very posh :)
 
Hope he recovers from this, and the ******s that did this get convicted. I noticed that 6 people were arrested, but what kinda offence is wounding? worse than GBH/ABH? I would hope that it carries a hefty sentence
 
CDj-Rossi said:
What is wrong with this country really??
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Lack of discipline I'd say :( Even if the scum who did this are caught, knowing what the UK is like I'd expect they'd be back on the streets within a few months :(
 
Yeh he is in the army. I was nearly sick when i read the article and heard about it. He is only a year younger than me so he is 18.
Things like this happen more and more and it is REALLY really getting to me how crap like this happens time and time again.
 
I read about this on the BBC News site last night. Was quite shocked by it. :(I hope he recovers and that the idiots who did this are caught and punished.
 
That is dreadful.

Do you think society is getting worse, or do you think this sort of thing has always gone on, but appears to be more prevelant due to the increased coverage provided by the media?
 
The Mad Rapper said:
That is dreadful.

Do you think society is getting worse, or do you think this sort of thing has always gone on, but appears to be more prevelant due to the increased coverage provided by the media?
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I say its getting worse, the sentences handed out are a joke, its always gone on but people are attacking innocent people more and more, you could blame it on the binge drinnking culture but who ever did this, even a gang should be sent down for atleast 10 years, send out a message that we wont tollerate violence.
 
If anyone's ever been out for a Saturday night in Aldershot they see that violent unprovoked attacks arent the sole perserve of the civillian population.....

This attack is disgusting, without a doubt.
 
Indeed.

The fact he is a soldier is just a good spin. Random attacks like this should face a very extreme prison scentence. Theres no excuse for 1 human to ever do this to another.
 
:(

One thing though, how do they know so much detail about his attackers (the arguing group) and that he was attacked without him being provocative after he had passed them? I thought the mother said she had no idea who did it?

I'm not saying he brought it on himself, i think he really was targetted for no reason, but i wonder how they came to such a detailed conclusion considering they have no attackers restrained yet apart from a few who were released on bail.
 
Hope hes well and none of the effects bring him down. He deserves mucho repsect for serving a purpose. Not a kick in the balls. Those pictures of a brave loyal man lying in a hospital bed due to some ***** is really disheartening, and like the OP said, its happening too often..
 
Thats disgusting. Thoughts to his family and friends, lets hope he pulls through.

[rant]I hope they get the idiot/s that done this and hang them to be honest. However, we all know that won't happen, At worst they'll get a few months in prision if that. Chances are they will get a fine or something ridiculous.

I've been assualted twice in the past year and it really irritates me/gets my goat how these "humans" think that can go and do this for no reason. If I had my way I'd put them in a very one sided ring and see how the blazes they like it. [/rant]
 
Zip said:
OT: What was he in the Army? That uniform looks very posh :)
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The cap badge and shoulder lapels look like those of the Royal Engineers.

iPWN said:
I noticed that 6 people were arrested, but what kinda offence is wounding? worse than GBH/ABH? I would hope that it carries a hefty sentence.
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Wounding is GHB and it falls into 2 categories under the Offence Against the Person Act of 1861. A Section 20 assault under that Act is GBH but without intent and Section 18 is with intent, so anyone who threw a pint glass Trainspotting style at nothing and no-one in particular, but it hit someone cut them that couls be argued as a Sec 20 GBH.

Here though with the incident mentioned, it is clearly a Section 18 wounding and whoever mentions that the assailants, if convicted, will get a few months I would disagree with that very much. I would say that it is likely that the police, in conjunction with the CPS, would add charges of Affray or Violent Disorder as well as the GBH, also and both of these are serious offences under the Public Order Act of 1986.

I would say that if convicted, and please don't quote me, the persons responsible will be looking at years rather than months and any conviction is likely to be 2-6 years depending on who is deemed responsible for what and who are the main aggressors are. The maximum sentence for GBH is life imprisonment, Affray is 3 years and Violent Disorder is 5 years.

It is an appalling attack and I hope those responsible are slammed with the full weight of the law and by an unsympathetic Judge.
 
Evil-Penguin said:
Lack of discipline I'd say :( Even if the scum who did this are caught, knowing what the UK is like I'd expect they'd be back on the streets within a few months :(
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Bring back National Service, this will sort some of the disicpline problem out.

Hope he get well soon.
 
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