martman said...Situation * Manly ferry mid evening , Elderly gent travelling with his wife ,
Passenger on board sitting near aforementioned elderly couple with his companion ,
Elderly gent takes exception to much younger fitter passenger using swear language , asks him to tone it down
Much younger fittter passenger takes it as an offence and goes about beating the much older gent into a pulp and punched him down a flight of stairs , No fuss crew of 3 alerted to the assault taking place onboard and overcome and restrain the guy until the vessel can be berthed and police arrive approx 15 mins . First aid is given to the now comatose older gent and he is comforted until being collected by ambulance and taken to hospital for treatment ,
Much younger fitter other passenger is charged and bailed to appear in court , in sentencing the Honourable judge takes into consideration the fact that the offender was in fact a successful amatuer BOXER had there not been a group on board to step up for the elderly gent in this case the ferry crew , then the BOXER may have been tried for murder
Recent history of trained fighters taking on weaker vulnerable people is full of examples , who remembers David hookes for 1 , tried to talk through a sensitive situation , You cannot predict what may be the outcome be careful which way you turn
There wont always be someone on hand to step up for you
Up date !! This guy appealed his 2 year sentence for bashing a defenceless old man
Today his sentence was reduced to A good behaviour bond !
Meanwhile the old man is still suffering the effects of his injuries and is too scared
to venture too far from the safety of his home
Oh yeah the court took into consideration the fact that the guy had an underlying
mental problem dah Best remedy put him back on the street
Next case please
The more I ignored him the worse it got.
