oh my word....what is this world coming too

Jun 14, 2003
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for asking 3 clubbers to put out their cigs in respect of the new nation wide indoor/public places smoking ban

James Oyebola, age 47, 6ft 9in was chatting with bouncers (with whom he is friends) at a club/pub owned by another friend and he asked the 3 guys, kindly, to put out their fags. a few minutes later on their way out they pulled a gun an started firing.

he was shot in the leg and point blank in the face.

he was rushed to hospital, is on life support but it is expected that he will die as he is now completely brain dead.

the 3 scumbags fled the scene, the hand gun was found near the scene.

james oyebola was the uk's heavy weight champ from 94 to 96 and won the WBC international heavy weight championship.

im sorry i dont have a link, i will try find one, but its in todays news paper "the sun"

all he was doing was reminding them of the law (which has made all pubs/clubs much nicer places to be) and for that he is now dead (as far as being a person goes) his body is still alive on life support, but i imagine once loved ones have come to say their goodbyes the machines will be switched off

EDIT: club was in fulham, i have never been there, but the papers described it as kinda upmarket. the 3 guys who shot him were all black and apparently attacked him because he "disrespected them"
 

Alex

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whoa that's brutal... lemme get this straight the guys who shot him were supposed to be his friends? damn... imagine if they were enemies... not justifying it by any means but he mustn't have asked very nicely... either way no excuses that's just terrible...
 

krunchykrome

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Although, it doesnt justify shooting him in the face, it sounds like this james oyebola guy was trying to act like a big shot.

He should have just minded his own business like everyone else and let the club/management take care of it.
 

bignateyk

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Originally posted by: alex
whoa that's brutal... lemme get this straight the guys who shot him were supposed to be his friends? damn... imagine if they were enemies... not justifying it by any means but he mustn't have asked very nicely... either way no excuses that's just terrible...

no it was just three random dudes who were smoking. His friends were the bouncers.
 
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Originally posted by: alex
whoa that's brutal... lemme get this straight the guys who shot him were supposed to be his friends? damn... imagine if they were enemies... not justifying it by any means but he mustn't have asked very nicely... either way no excuses that's just terrible...

No, I think he was hanging out with the bouncers and was helping them out by asking three people to put out their cigs.
 

Torghn

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Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I thought guns were banned in England?

The exact thought that came to my mind, but then again shooting people is illegal too and that didn't stop them.

Didn't stop them from smoking either.
 

Fingolfin269

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Originally posted by: Torghn
Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I thought guns were banned in England?

The exact thought that came to my mind, but then again shooting people is illegal too and that didn't stop them.

Didn't stop them from smoking either.

Well, it came to my mind because banning guns is supposed to be the answer to gun violence.

I hope some miracle happens and this guy makes it through.
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Does anyone know if they caught the perps yet?
 
Jun 14, 2003
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Originally posted by: KK
I thought they had gun control laws over there.

yeah they do


its just that the current labour government is comprised solely of incompetent twats. the only thing they are good at is raping the middle classes with taxes, and then spending it like theres no tomorrow on completely asnine stuff

wanna know the latest fad? NICE, the body in charge of saying which drugs are and are not allowed to be prescribed is giving cash prizes like vouchers to junkies who come in for a test and test negative for heroin.

if you are geniunely sick however, say you have alzhiemers... well have to a play a post code lottery and chances are you wont get the drug.

also, the government is supposedly giving failed asylum seekers arounf £3000 to leave the country. the £3000 is to help set up things like shops in their home countries.

of course, the asylum seekers pocket the cash and then apply for asylum again.

yes the labour party really is that stupid.
 

lozina

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hasn't gun related crimes in UK only risen since their strict gun control laws were enacted?

but there must be something we are not hearing about this story. I find it hard to believe these guys pulled a gun and shot the guy just for asking them to put out their cigarettes. Although I dunno really, I guess people really can be that dumb.
 

Zysoclaplem

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Sounds fishy.

"Hey guys could you put out your cigs?"

"KaBLAAM!"

I think not.
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