Crook wins damages for injury during theft

[Mucho]

Only in Canada:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 incident, it did not mean he lacked credibility as a witness about being beaten while being apprehended.

"Listening to Mr Baines testify, I found him to be remarkably forthright. He did not minimize or deny circumstances that might seem embarrassing or harmful to his case," Justice William Ehrcke said in a ruling published this week.

Baines, who represented himself, said employees of the supermarket in a Vancouver suburb used unreasonable force when he struggled during his capture. Baines lost a tooth in the incident, and said he now has trouble speaking. Text

 

[Queasy]

:music: Blame Canada! :music:

 

[krunchykrome]

Inconceivable

 

[LuNoTiCK]

This is retarded.

How many razor blades was he stealing?

 

[Juno]

:Q

 

[Raduque]

Somebody should tackle and beat that judge with "unreasonable force". Idiot.

 

[KLin]

Greta: Mr. Reede, several years ago a friend of mine had a burglar on her roof, a burglar. He fell through the kitchen skylight, landed on a cutting board, on a butcher's knife, cutting his leg. The burglar sued my friend, he sued my friend. And because of guys like you *he won*. My friend had to pay the burglar $6,000. Is that justice?
Fletcher: No!
[Greta looks pleased, but then Fletcher continues]
Fletcher: I'd have got him ten.
[Greta stalks off, appalled]

I love that movie :laugh:. 10 years old!!! :shocked:

 

[waggy]

well he shouldnt have struggled.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
This is retarded.

How many razor blades was he stealing?

Im guessing around $80 USD worth, thats alot of razorblades.

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: Mucho
Only in Canada:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 incident, it did not mean he lacked credibility as a witness about being beaten while being apprehended.

"Listening to Mr Baines testify, I found him to be remarkably forthright. He did not minimize or deny circumstances that might seem embarrassing or harmful to his case," Justice William Ehrcke said in a ruling published this week.

Baines, who represented himself, said employees of the supermarket in a Vancouver suburb used unreasonable force when he struggled during his capture. Baines lost a tooth in the incident, and said he now has trouble speaking. Text

Uh noooo.

There was a story that I can't find at the moment where someone was breaking into a house, and fell through a skylight or something onto a counter top with cooks knifes standing upright, and he got rewarded money for his injuries.

IN THE USA!

Only in the USA amirite?

 

[jdini76]

Think it can happen is America too.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: manowar821

Originally posted by: Mucho
Only in Canada:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 incident, it did not mean he lacked credibility as a witness about being beaten while being apprehended.

"Listening to Mr Baines testify, I found him to be remarkably forthright. He did not minimize or deny circumstances that might seem embarrassing or harmful to his case," Justice William Ehrcke said in a ruling published this week.

Baines, who represented himself, said employees of the supermarket in a Vancouver suburb used unreasonable force when he struggled during his capture. Baines lost a tooth in the incident, and said he now has trouble speaking. Text

Uh noooo.

There was a story that I can't find at the moment where someone was breaking into a house, and fell through a skylight or something onto a counter top with cooks knifes standing upright, and he got rewarded money for his injuries.

IN THE USA!

Only in the USA amirite?

Look up three posts? :laugh:

Originally posted by: KLin
Greta: Mr. Reede, several years ago a friend of mine had a burglar on her roof, a burglar. He fell through the kitchen skylight, landed on a cutting board, on a butcher's knife, cutting his leg. The burglar sued my friend, he sued my friend. And because of guys like you *he won*. My friend had to pay the burglar $6,000. Is that justice?
Fletcher: No!
[Greta looks pleased, but then Fletcher continues]
Fletcher: I'd have got him ten.
[Greta stalks off, appalled]

I love that movie :laugh:. 10 years old!!! :shocked:

What movie was that anyway?

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: manowar821

Originally posted by: Mucho
Only in Canada:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 incident, it did not mean he lacked credibility as a witness about being beaten while being apprehended.

"Listening to Mr Baines testify, I found him to be remarkably forthright. He did not minimize or deny circumstances that might seem embarrassing or harmful to his case," Justice William Ehrcke said in a ruling published this week.

Baines, who represented himself, said employees of the supermarket in a Vancouver suburb used unreasonable force when he struggled during his capture. Baines lost a tooth in the incident, and said he now has trouble speaking. Text

Uh noooo.

There was a story that I can't find at the moment where someone was breaking into a house, and fell through a skylight or something onto a counter top with cooks knifes standing upright, and he got rewarded money for his injuries.

IN THE USA!

Only in the USA amirite?

read Snopes.

 

[captains]

Originally posted by: KLin
Greta: Mr. Reede, several years ago a friend of mine had a burglar on her roof, a burglar. He fell through the kitchen skylight, landed on a cutting board, on a butcher's knife, cutting his leg. The burglar sued my friend, he sued my friend. And because of guys like you *he won*. My friend had to pay the burglar $6,000. Is that justice?
Fletcher: No!
[Greta looks pleased, but then Fletcher continues]
Fletcher: I'd have got him ten.
[Greta stalks off, appalled]

I love that movie :laugh:. 10 years old!!! :shocked:

Liar, Liar ?
jim carrey

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: manowar821

Originally posted by: Mucho
Only in Canada:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 incident, it did not mean he lacked credibility as a witness about being beaten while being apprehended.

"Listening to Mr Baines testify, I found him to be remarkably forthright. He did not minimize or deny circumstances that might seem embarrassing or harmful to his case," Justice William Ehrcke said in a ruling published this week.

Baines, who represented himself, said employees of the supermarket in a Vancouver suburb used unreasonable force when he struggled during his capture. Baines lost a tooth in the incident, and said he now has trouble speaking. Text

Uh noooo.

There was a story that I can't find at the moment where someone was breaking into a house, and fell through a skylight or something onto a counter top with cooks knifes standing upright, and he got rewarded money for his injuries.

IN THE USA!

Only in the USA amirite?

Look up three posts? :laugh:

Originally posted by: KLin
Greta: Mr. Reede, several years ago a friend of mine had a burglar on her roof, a burglar. He fell through the kitchen skylight, landed on a cutting board, on a butcher's knife, cutting his leg. The burglar sued my friend, he sued my friend. And because of guys like you *he won*. My friend had to pay the burglar $6,000. Is that justice?
Fletcher: No!
[Greta looks pleased, but then Fletcher continues]
Fletcher: I'd have got him ten.
[Greta stalks off, appalled]

I love that movie :laugh:. 10 years old!!! :shocked:

What movie was that anyway?

OMG... I'm absolutely retarded, today.. I didn't sleep well, or something.....

EDIT: It did happen though... I swear I read about it in the news.

 

[mundane]

Slightly more informative, still ridiculous

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: mundane
Slightly more informative, still ridiculous

But he also decided that Baines was partly at fault, assessing his responsibility for his injuries at 20 per cent, reducing the award by $3,000.

20% responsible? Don't shoplift. Don't struggle with the guards to get away. Sigh.

 

[ggnl]

This is why big chains train their loss prevention people to just let shoplifters go if they start to resist.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: mundane
Slightly more informative, still ridiculous

But he also decided that Baines was partly at fault, assessing his responsibility for his injuries at 20 per cent, reducing the award by $3,000.

20% responsible? Don't shoplift. Don't struggle with the guards to get away. Sigh.

Hahaha canada, what a cute little 3rd world country.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: mundane
Slightly more informative, still ridiculous

But he also decided that Baines was partly at fault, assessing his responsibility for his injuries at 20 per cent, reducing the award by $3,000.

20% responsible? Don't shoplift. Don't struggle with the guards to get away. Sigh.

Hahaha canada, what a cute little 3rd world country.

:thumbsup:

 

[brandonb]

Doesn't suprise me. You see, the little containers sell for about $25 (mach 3/fusion etc) for a little packet. Stuff your jacket full of them and you have atleast $250+ worth a razor blades to sell on Ebay. I know of a few people that do the very same thing. They pull in about $1000 a month selling *ONLY* razor blades on Ebay. When I seen their box of about 3000 fusion blades, I nearly cried (and then knew exactly why they are so expensive to begin with.)

 

[BigToque]

Ovbiously "kicking and punching" the guy was not called for, but what I don't understand how the judge comes up with a value of $15,000 for his injuries.

He lost a tooth. What does that cost to replace?

He has a tough time speaking. What does speech therapy cost?

I can't imagine it being anywhere close to $15,000.

 

[Mo0o]

Isn't this the same forums that was criticising the Chinese citizens that were beating the sht out of the thieves in that one video?

 

[Svnla]

Lesson of the day: Get a job, earn money honestly, don't steal = no tackle, no loss of tooth or body harm.

<<--------- can't stand thieves.

 

[Howard]

Well, justice is best served by the courts, so the law says...