Comments by "leafy" (@leafy803) on "The Independent"
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'Our investigation revealed how Mr Ward’s son had been friends with some of the attackers, but they had fallen out. Mr Ward’s family home had been attacked in the days before the killing.'
'Mr Ward's older brother... added his brother was a carpenter by trade who would always help others by using his skills, and was someone who had made a choice to change the direction of his life as a youngster and could once have chosen the wrong path himself.'
'Mr Ward's partner, Tammy, said: 'Kelvin was the love of my life. He was a fantastic partner, father, son, brother and good friend to many. He always put himself out for other people and if anyone needed a job doing or shoulder to cry on, he'd be there.
'He was very unique and there was never a dull moment when he was around. He was funny, the life and soul of a party, he worked hard to provide for his family, he had so much more to live for and loved life.'
West Midlands Police News/ BBC News
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RIDER was in the wrong. Different incident, in middle of field, where huntsman and horse injured the activist. Rider jailed for 18 months for 'inflicting grievous bodily harm':
'He had been with three other saboteurs going to monitor the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt'.
'Christopher Mardles, 27, from Petworth, West Sussex, a hunt member who rode his horse towards the protesters, was jailed for 18 months.'
'“Chris Marles recognised me – he called me by my name,” Mr Broughton recalls. “We were walking across a field and all of a sudden I turned and the horse hit me full-on.'
'Mel Broughton said he thought he was about to die under the horse... suffered six broken ribs, a split in his shoulder blade from top to bottom, three breaks in his collar bone and a tear in one lung' and 'still has eight screws and a metal plate holding his shoulder together'.'
“I couldn’t move. Two colleagues came over but I remember I saw Chris Marles and the hunt riders galloping off. Neither they nor the quad bikers looked back.”
"I was screaming out in pain and they just carried on hunting.”
'Paramedics had to give him morphine, and he was airlifted to hospital.'
...'hunting was supposedly banned in 2004, and all we see week in, week out is the tiny minority of people believe the law doesn’t apply to them and that somehow they have a right to carry on hunting, '
'The saboteurs said that as they were targeted, their three cameras were either smashed or taken from them.'
'Lead investigator DC Craig Copeland, of Northamptonshire Police, said: “I welcome the sentence handed out to Mardles today as his reckless actions that day could have had fatal consequences.'
'“The injuries he left this man with were extensive and he continues on his journey to recovery.”'
'“This was quite a unique case to investigate however I hope it goes to show that Northamptonshire Police are equipped to deal with all kinds of incidents and will ensure justice is served whatever the circumstances.”'
Articles:
'Man, 27, sentenced for incident with hunt protestor'
Source:Northants police news
'Animal activist nearly killed in hunt attack says horror injuries won’t stop him protesting'
Source: Independent
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My understanding, any hunt is required to be on private land. There is a closed gate, yes atleast one informed intend to jump HOWEVER if activist stood on private road in clear view and driver informed them they are going to drive through. Then they reverse, speed up so can't stop to prevent collision, drive up on curb to gain needed space, an increased risk manoeuvre and hit a person. Driver would be in the wrong, prosecuted.
Rider here seems to never turn back to check on person they collided with, quickly slowed and continued to end of field, a hit and run? Like convicted case above, fortunate for all no injuries.
I genuinely think this huntsmen, rider is at higher moral probability of committing a vehicle hit and run.
Top 2 comments edited as keep getting messages, I had more to explain.
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A different incident where huntsman and horse injured the activist. Jailed for 18 months for 'inflicting grievous bodily harm'.
'He had been with three other saboteurs going to monitor the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt'.
'Christopher Mardles, 27, from Petworth, West Sussex, a hunt member who rode his horse towards the protesters, was jailed for 18 months.'
'“Chris Marles recognised me – he called me by my name,” Mr Broughton recalls. “We were walking across a field and all of a sudden I turned and the horse hit me full-on.'
'Mel Broughton said he thought he was about to die under the horse... suffered six broken ribs, a split in his shoulder blade from top to bottom, three breaks in his collar bone and a tear in one lung' and 'still has eight screws and a metal plate holding his shoulder together'.'
“I couldn’t move. Two colleagues came over but I remember I saw Chris Marles and the hunt riders galloping off. Neither they nor the quad bikers looked back.”
"I was screaming out in pain and they just carried on hunting.”
'Paramedics had to give him morphine, and he was airlifted to hospital.'
...'hunting was supposedly banned in 2004, and all we see week in, week out is the tiny minority of people believe the law doesn’t apply to them and that somehow they have a right to carry on hunting, '
'The saboteurs said that as they were targeted, their three cameras were either smashed or taken from them.'
'Lead investigator DC Craig Copeland, of Northamptonshire Police, said: “I welcome the sentence handed out to Mardles today as his reckless actions that day could have had fatal consequences.'
'“The injuries he left this man with were extensive and he continues on his journey to recovery.”'
'“This was quite a unique case to investigate however I hope it goes to show that Northamptonshire Police are equipped to deal with all kinds of incidents and will ensure justice is served whatever the circumstances.”'
Articles:
'Man, 27, sentenced for incident with hunt protestor'
Source:Northants police news
'Animal activist nearly killed in hunt attack says horror injuries won’t stop him protesting'
Source: Independent
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The sentencing remarks of the
Judge..
'9. I will now describe what happened the night Mikey died. I am sure of those facts based on the evidence at trial and the verdicts given by the jury.
10. On the early evening of 10 June 2023 you each travelled by bus from Devizes to Bath. There was another set of your friends from Devizes with you. After a quick visit to McDonald’s in Bath your group took another bus to Weston. You were going to an open invitation birthday party. The party was being held by a young woman who was a former girlfriend of you, Cartel. You were not expecting any trouble.
11. Although you did not go to the party expecting trouble, you each went to the party armed with big knives which were hidden within your clothing. In addition to each of you, Shane, Cartel and Leo, carrying knives that evening, a fourth member of your group also had a knife in a rucksack taken to the party. So, your Devizes group took a
total of 4 very big knives to what was meant to be a fun occasion where a young woman was turning 16. How you each got hold of these horrendous and unlawful weapons and why you took them to the party will never be known. As I have said, I do not think that you went to the party to fight with anyone. But it is clear that you took the weapons with you for fighting with and for injuring people, if any violence took place. Your
knife Cartel was not found but it is likely to have been like the so-called Zombie knives which Shane and Leo took to the party and which we saw during the trial.
12. You, Shane, Cartel and Leo, did not know Mikey. Mikey arrived at the party after you with his friends from Bristol. There is no evidence that Mikey went to the party to have anything but fun. Mikey had developed a reputation as a rapper with a number of
YouTube videos. His appearance at the party was popular and some of his songs were played.
13. There were a large number of young people at the party, about 70. I am satisfied that many of the other boys, including some boys from Bristol, went to the party armed with substantial knives. I am also sure that Mikey had a knife. Whether he took it with him to the party, or whether someone gave it to him, cannot be known.
14. As the party progressed some people were in the house and others were on the decking in the garden. The actions or comments of the Bristol boys towards you and your Devizes group were clearly causing some of you, particularly Cartel, to become angry. You Cartel said “I’m going to go mad in a minute” but you Shane were relaxed.
Something then happened in the garden which led to the violence. A number of the Bristol boys began drawing knives. One of those in your Devizes Group shouted
“Mandem Come!” This was a call to join your group to join in whatever was breaking out on the decking. The call led to another of your group taking a knife from a rucksack which had been left in the garden room of the house. This is the fourth knife which I referred to earlier.
15. You, Cartel and you, Leo had your knives out. I accept that this may in part have been a reaction to the Bristol boys taking out their knives but it was also an offensive act -
you were ready to fight and use your knives. Mikey drew a knife and struck towards you, Cartel. It was at around this time that Shane stabbed Mikey in the neck. These were fast moving events but the jury on their verdicts rejected your cases that there was any element of self-defence in what each of you did.
16. Mikey’s injury was severe. The knife passed through his neck, grazing bone and entering the back of his mouth. In stabbing him, you, Shane severed a major artery in Mikey’s neck. Your knife entered so far that you had to twist it get it out. This left a large, angled wound in Mikey’s neck. Mikey suffered substantial blood loss. He staggered around the house. He died outside the front garden of the house despite the rapid arrival of medical assistance. As explained by the Pathologist at trial the arterial injury was such that Mikey would have died even if operated upon immediately in hospital.
17. As I have said, based on the jury’s verdicts I am satisfied that you, Shane, did not stab Mikey in self-defence or defence of your friends. Cartel and Leo, I am also satisfied that you did not draw your knives in a purely defensive way. I am satisfied that you used those knives to assist Shane in his confrontation with, and stabbing of, Mikey.That is why the law makes you responsible in addition to Shane, for Mikey’s death.'
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'6. You have heard the lawyers today describing to me things which may mean nothing to
you, such as sentencing guidelines. These are documents that I have to take into account and which guide me in deciding on the right sentence for each of you. As you know, the Youth Justice Services in Dorset and Wiltshire have sent me detailed reports about each of you. The reports tell me in some detail things about your lives and personal backgrounds, following discussions that probation officers have had with you. The reports contain many personal things and upsetting matters which I will not refer to in court but please be assured I have taken into account what is in these important reports.
7. Cartel you are now 16 and were 15 when Mikey was killed. Shane you are now 16 and were that age when Mikey was killed. In a few days you will be 17. Leo, you are now 16 and were 15 when Mikey was killed. In the law you are children.
8. When a judge decides on sentences or punishments for children there are special rules which are different to those that apply to people over 18. These rules mean that when I
am deciding on your sentences I have to have very much in my mind that the main aim of justice system for young people is to prevent offending and to focus on their welfare. Although I must take the seriousness of your offences as the starting point, I will focus on you as individuals, as opposed to upon your offences. That means I will consider your potential rehabilitation and the effect my sentences are likely to have on each of you, as well as the things in your lives which may explain your behaviour. A major matter I have taken into account is what is called your “developmental maturity” as
described in the YJS pre-sentence reports. This means how mature or grown up you actually are rather than just focussing on your age in years. In each of your cases the reports about you show that your actual maturity is not reflected in your ages'.
Judiciary
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@jtkfox4717 End of the day rider did not care if he risked injuring either woman, that he trampled her. I think it was he who says at end 'what did you do that for'..not, are you okay. He also then keeps going to the end of the field.
(It's clear horse had long slowed enough to dismount.)
'silly'?.. I do think it's the 'first time' he has instructed the horse to jump over a gate with a person sat on it with centermiters distance from horse. Also when another person is so close to horses safety drop zone.
I also know professional horses that train to do jumps at set heights, that riders know they can achieve do refuse, hit the fence or there's a fall, horse or rider, as well as injuries or fatalities.
Like you said 'you don't have the same control of an animal as over a vehicle' or dare I suggest the same level of predictability. Horses are animals they also have off days and make errors.
Same as a driver, reckless riding, hit a person, possibly hit and run, should be charged as such.
If private road, you see a person blocking but no risk to your safety, know they likely won't move when speaking, reverse and choose to drive up at speed up the curb where space is and hit a person knowing it's high risk they move inside the restricted area. Then drove off. That's reckless driving, hit and run, attempted murder. Fortunately horse is slower, person ducked down.
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@Zarken26 Disagree. Yes individuals, establishments, other authorities are responsible for their work, installing procedures etc.. *Goverment however is at fault*. They created a situation where:
a) A school had not been inspected in 13 years due to a regulation Goverment created, by Michael Gove:
'The education secretary announced last September that the exemption, introduced by Michael Gove in 2012, would finally be abandoned. It followed repeated warnings from Ofsted that it was masking poor performance in schools that are currently protected from scrutiny.'
b) Goverment then enabled a school to be still operating with a lack of knowledge, poor procedures and records for child *safeguarding*. The most important priority of Ofsted. With their negligent regulations.
c) Did Goverment or Civil servants who prepared the parameters of that exemption fail to specify that if a change of management, head teacher or percentage of staff occurred that then a new inspection needs to happen within a year. Again would be negligent regulations.
Ruth Perry case, Caversham school was last inspected in 2009 with previous head teacher Mrs Chris Tomkins rated outstanding. 2022 not rated good but inadequate due to safeguarding concerns.
d) As a consequence Goverment created a backlog of '3,700' schools in 2021, now in 2023 '3000' 'which have not been inspected for a decade or more', evidently risking child safety and education.
e) 'Ofsted’s core funding dropped from £185 million in 2010-11 to £125 million this year.' 2021. In 2023 Spielman, Ofsted's outgoing Chief inspector said Ofsted’s budget is “about a quarter of what it was 20 years ago”.'
f) Goverment regulations created a situation where some staff are so unfamiliar with inspections. Combined with being condensed to two days? what every ten or 13 years with no short inspections or monitoring visits. This would ramp up the stress.
Also I would add where is local Governments, councils responsibility in this, why are they not double checking safeguarding procedures, knowledge is competent in schools. They are involved in child social services. Why offload responsibility to just the education authorities as child safety is so precious. Politics.
So why were outstanding schools made exempt from inspection by Michael Gove.
To save money? Better statistics for the conservatives.. look what we're doing it's working.. hold onto that outstanding rating, don't risk it lowering with our budget cuts and loading of additional work on teachers?
I do consider condensing resources of inspection for struggling schools but then extra funding would solve that... back to funding cuts.
I would add calling people snowflakes does not help. When work difficulties are related to child safeguarding I would think their is high potential for feelings of shame, blame including yourself, deflecting, critical harassment by public or others or fear of, scapegoating, bullying etc.. (However inspections, constructive or necessary criticism is vitally important.)
Ruth did do something about her mental health, 'By the next weekend.. sought help, first at a psychiatric hospital and then her GP.'
If I am incorrect on any of my points or, and other details to consider please let me know, some kind of source would help.
Article: 'DfE plans to lift inspection exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools from September'
Source: Schools week
Check 'When will my school be inspected?'
Source: 12 June 2023 Goverment online guide
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@Rebecca-n7n Can a driver on private property, in restricted space, speak to them, inform them, then reverse, drive at speed so he can't stop in time, onto curb to find space that could go wrong and hit a person. Then not be guilty of reckless driving, some lower charge of assault or murder. I doubt it.
Looks to be hit and run, was quickly slow enough to ask if okay but no doesn't ask and goes to end of field.
Would think he is morally of higher probability that he would hit and run in a vehicle.
Quite likely not his land, it's a group hunt. Could have public footpath or rambling rights. I would charge for trespassing otherwise. He also could have dismounted, called police.
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'According to the sheriff, Damarcus Coley had been out shopping with his sister Abrielle Baldwin, her children, his mother and his 15-year-old brother Darcus Coley.
The brothers Damarcus and Darcus reportedly got into an argument about who was getting more Christmas presents.
"They were having this big thing going on in this store," Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.
The boys continued arguing at their grandmother's house in Largo.
The sheriff says while inside the home, Damarcus Coley pulled out a semiautomatic handgun, pointed it at his brother and told him he was going to shoot him in the head.
Darcus Coley said he didn't want to fight and told his brother to get out of the house, according to the sheriff. An uncle separated the teens and got the 14-year-old boy outside, where Baldwin was with her baby.
"'You all need to leave that stuff alone,'" Baldwin said to her brother, according to Gualtieri.
Damarcus Coley then called his sister several derogatory words and told her he was going to shoot her and her baby, before shooting Baldwin in the chest. The baby was not injured.
The sheriff says Darcus Coley followed by shooting Damarcus Coley in the stomach.
Baldwin was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Damarcus Coley is now in stable condition at a hospital. He'll be charged with murder once released.
Darcus Coley was charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting his brother.
"These young kids — 14, 15 years old — routinely carry firearms and this is what happens when you got young delinquents that carry guns," Gualtieri said. "They get upset, they don't know how to handle stuff, and they end up shooting each other." '
Nbc Montana
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'Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked to weigh in.
...She was also asked if they should be deported.
"I think that's absolutely something that should be looked at. I mean, if someone commits a crime against a police officer in the state of New York and ... they're not here legally, definitely worth checking into," she said.
"If they're convicted, immigration then has the option of pursuing a prosecution and deportation if they wanted to," said immigration lawyer and law professor Michael Wildes.
The DA says they face up to seven years in prison. The second-degree assault charge is a felony.'
'The NYPD says those arrested were:
A 19-year-old from Mississippi
A 19-year-old from a migrant shelter in the 81st Precinct in Brooklyn
A 21-year-old from a migrant shelter in Queens
A 24-year-old from a migrant shelter on Jefferson Street in Brooklyn
A 22-year-old'
'Reveron (*24-year-old) has two prior arrests, according to our sister station WABC. In November, he allegedly assaulted a Nordstrom Rack employee attempting to stop him from shoplifting. Then, last month, he is accused of punching a Macy's employee trying to stop him and two others during a robbery at the Herald Square location.'
'Two police officers were assaulted while attempting to break up a disorderly crowd outside of a Midtown migrant shelter Saturday, video released by the NYPD shows.
...Those arrested include:
- Yorman Reveron, 24, of Brooklyn, New York. He's charged with assault on a police officer, gang assault, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct.
- Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19, of Columbus, Mississippi. He's charged with assault on a police officer, gang assault, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct.
- Wilson Juarez, 21, of Queens, New York. He's charged with assault on a police officer, gang assault, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct.
- Kelvin Servita Arocha, 19, of Brooklyn, New York. He's charged with assault on a police officer, gang assault, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct.
- Jhoan Boada, 22, who is homeless. He's charged with an attempted assault on a police officer and gang assault.'
CBS news/Abc7
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A different incident where huntsman and horse injured the activist. Jailed for 18 months for 'inflicting grievous bodily harm'.
'He had been with three other saboteurs going to monitor the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt'.
'Christopher Mardles, 27, from Petworth, West Sussex, a hunt member who rode his horse towards the protesters, was jailed for 18 months.'
'“Chris Marles recognised me – he called me by my name,” Mr Broughton recalls. “We were walking across a field and all of a sudden I turned and the horse hit me full-on.'
'Mel Broughton said he thought he was about to die under the horse... suffered six broken ribs, a split in his shoulder blade from top to bottom, three breaks in his collar bone and a tear in one lung' and 'still has eight screws and a metal plate holding his shoulder together'.'
“I couldn’t move. Two colleagues came over but I remember I saw Chris Marles and the hunt riders galloping off. Neither they nor the quad bikers looked back.”
"I was screaming out in pain and they just carried on hunting.”
'Paramedics had to give him morphine, and he was airlifted to hospital.'
...'hunting was supposedly banned in 2004, and all we see week in, week out is the tiny minority of people believe the law doesn’t apply to them and that somehow they have a right to carry on hunting, '
'The saboteurs said that as they were targeted, their three cameras were either smashed or taken from them.'
'Lead investigator DC Craig Copeland, of Northamptonshire Police, said: “I welcome the sentence handed out to Mardles today as his reckless actions that day could have had fatal consequences.'
'“The injuries he left this man with were extensive and he continues on his journey to recovery.”'
'“This was quite a unique case to investigate however I hope it goes to show that Northamptonshire Police are equipped to deal with all kinds of incidents and will ensure justice is served whatever the circumstances.”'
Articles:
'Man, 27, sentenced for incident with hunt protestor'
Source:Northants police news
'Animal activist nearly killed in hunt attack says horror injuries won’t stop him protesting'
Source: Independent
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