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Women kill rape suspect in court
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| Friday, 13 August, 2004
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Posted on 08/13/2004 2:34:24 PM PDT by swilhelm73
A man standing trial for rape was killed by a group of women and children in court in the city of Nagpur in central India on Friday, reports say. Initial reports said about 14 women and several children forced their way into the courtroom and knifed the accused, Appu Yadav, to death.
The attackers then escaped from the scene of the crime.
Police, who have launched an investigation, admit that they were caught unawares.
Second case
However, the BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Bombay says they also admitted they had to throw a security cordon around the defendant last week when he was jeered by angry women as he arrived in court.
Yadav was facing 24 counts of molestation and rape.
Six months ago there was a similar incident in Nagpur, in India's Maharashtra state.
A member of a criminal gang was killed by other gang members on court premises.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: appuyadav; india
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To: swilhelm73
If he was guilty then what's the big deal?
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:35:15 PM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(<a href="http:\\www.michaelmoore.com>Maggot</a>)
To: MarkeyD
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:36:20 PM PDT
by
TopQuark
To: swilhelm73
Yadav was facing 24 counts of molestation and rape.
Doesn't sound like there will be 25....
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:36:56 PM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(Strategery - "W" plays poker with one hand and chess with the other.)
To: mhking
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:36:57 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!))
To: TopQuark
Then that would be a problem.
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:37:06 PM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(<a href="http:\\www.michaelmoore.com>Maggot</a>)
To: swilhelm73
heheh it appears that all the cops must have dropped their pencils or something to the floor when these women & children came in to exact JUSTICE on the rapist.
I SAW NOTHING!
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:38:16 PM PDT
by
steplock
To: isthisnickcool
Doesn't sound like there will be 25....
But the lefties tell me the death penalty doesn't work as a deterent. ;)
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:38:54 PM PDT
by
swilhelm73
(When Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq, his son murdered 2,000 people in the Abu Gharib prison in *one* day.)
To: swilhelm73
knifed the accused, Appu Yadav, to death
Here’s the bastard’s mugshot:
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:39:01 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
Why is all the news from India always weird crap like this?
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:40:50 PM PDT
by
nwrep
To: swilhelm73
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:41:09 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(It's the 99% of Mohammedans that make the other 1% look bad.)
To: swilhelm73
Bailiff was heard to murmur 'Hey, stop. Don't.' as he slowly rose to his feet in a disinterested fashion.
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:42:17 PM PDT
by
The KG9 Kid
(Semper Fi)
To: The KG9 Kid
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:43:57 PM PDT
by
TXBubba
(aka TXBubbette)
To: MarkeyD
"If he was guilty then what's the big deal?"
Well, I don't know much about the criminal justice system in India (maybe I should ask Dell tech support about it), but in the US, there are several problems. First of all, it's against the law to kill someone, except in cases of self defense, immediate defense of life of another person, or state-sanctioned execution. Secondly, all accused individuals are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law by a jury of their peers.
The problem with vigilante justice is that it's rarely just. What you end up with is a situation where law and order cease to exist, chaos reigns, and innocents are punished more often than the guilty.
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:44:51 PM PDT
by
NJ_gent
(Conservatism begins at home. Security begins at the border. Please, someone, secure our borders.)
To: swilhelm73
I didn't see nuthin. Both times.
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:45:01 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Here, bite down on this.)
To: MarkeyD
I'd normally be with you but what the hell is this about them all escaping afterwards? What kind of law do they have in Nagpur?
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:46:07 PM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: swilhelm73
Maybe there's some benefit to this outsourcing we have yet to explore.
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:47:13 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The harbor master is largely unconcerned with the direction of the tide - only its amplitude.)
To: nwrep
Why is all the news from India always weird crap like this?Cause they have a billion people and newspapers. China likely has a similar number of weird cases, but little reporting.
The US likely has 1/4 the amount of truly weird crap as India or China....
To: NJ_gent
On the other hand, you get a POS who is not going to trouble anyone else ever again. It's clearly a win-win situation. Besides, it keeps lawyers unemployed!Who can ask for anything more?!!!
To: swilhelm73
Now THAT'S what I call jury nullification...
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posted on
08/13/2004 2:50:45 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
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