Re: Cats in space

From: Paul Blay (ranma_at_saotome.demon.co.uk)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:42:55 -0000

"David Lesher" wrote ...
> Pat Flannery <flanner@daktel.com> writes:
>>>W The Marshall claims the
>>>Navy guy was trying to run him over. Trouble is, there were lots of
>>>witnesses AND the victim was shot in the back.
>
>>Huh? Shot in the back?
>
> yes
>
>>He was trying to run over the Marshall _on foot_?
>>Because the other alternative is that the bullet would have to go
>>through the vehicle's rear window and the back of the driver's seat...

>From the articles he might have been trying to _back_ over the Marshal.
It's not very clear. Incidently deliberately running over policemen is
becoming a big problem in the UK. Here the car is often the most
lethal weapon criminals have, and it's difficult to prove 'intent' sufficient
to get manslaughter / murder convictions.

>>Unless...._a second gunman_?!
>>I want that bullet held for questioning! ;-)
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A9851-2004Oct29?language=printer
> http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3871606/detail.html
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10479-2004Oct29.html

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