[Newsbot]

Title: Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine
Category: World
Posted By: martin14
Date: 2016-01-26 09:53:00

[martin14]

This is what happens in Europe when you try to defend yourself.

Whoever attacked this girl must be laughing his ass off.

[stratos]

"In related news, a nightclub in Sønderborg is now barring guests from entering if they cannot speak Danish, English or German. Other Danish nightclubs are also reportedly considering similar moves."

This will get the left in an uproar.

[BartSimpson]

Knud Kirsten's life is about to become very, very interesting.

[uwish]

martin14 martin14:

This is what happens in Europe when you try to defend yourself.

Whoever attacked this girl must be laughing his ass off.

Canada isn't significantly different. They won't fine you but they will likely charge you with something.

[Thanos]

From the British experiences with Rotherham and the pedophile gang that was in Parliament/House of Lords, but it basically applies to with what's going on in the continental countries as well.

[DanSC]

stratos stratos:

"In related news, a nightclub in Sønderborg is now barring guests from entering if they cannot speak Danish, English or German. Other Danish nightclubs are also reportedly considering similar moves."

This will get the left in an uproar.

Isn't this already Quebec nightclubs?

[Lemmy]

uwish uwish:

Canada isn't significantly different. They won't fine you but they will likely charge you with something.

Really?

DanSC DanSC:

Isn't this already Quebec nightclubs?

Really?

Exaggerate much? When did these forums cease to be Canada Kicks Ass and become Hyperbole Kicks Ass? It's like many of you exist on CKA solely to out-do each other with ever more ridiculous exaggerations.

[DanSC]

I blame my toxic American upbringing

[fifeboy]

Why is he described as "English speaking?" One would expect a description of an attacker as "North African looking" or some other thing,

$1:

The teenager told police that she was attacked in central Sønderborg on Wednesday at around 10pm by an English-speaking man in dark clothing. She said the man knocked her to the ground and then unbuttoned her pants and attempted to undress her.

http://www.thelocal.dk/20160126/danish-teen-fought-off-her-attacker-with-pepper-spray-now-shell-face-fine

Soccer hooligan?

[stratos]

fifeboy fifeboy:

Why is he described as "English speaking?" One would expect a description of an attacker as "North African looking" or some other thing,

$1:

The teenager told police that she was attacked in central Sønderborg on Wednesday at around 10pm by an English-speaking man in dark clothing. She said the man knocked her to the ground and then unbuttoned her pants and attempted to undress her.

http://www.thelocal.dk/20160126/danish-teen-fought-off-her-attacker-with-pepper-spray-now-shell-face-fine

Soccer hooligan?

Exactly till they said English Speaking I was assuming they would at some point give an indication of immigrant status or tell you it was a local or what ever phrase. The moment they put in "English speaking" my mind went to tourist from and English speaking country. My first thought was British.

[peck420]

martin14 martin14:

This is what happens in Europe when you try to defend yourself.

Not that I agree but, if you defend yourself with an illegal weapon in Canada, you will be facing charges. Same as this young woman.

I pretty sure that would apply in the US, as well.

So, not really a Euro thing.

[BartSimpson]

peck420 peck420:

I pretty sure that would apply in the US, as well.

Depends on the jurisdiction. In much of the country the local authorities aren't going to give one single f*** how you defend yourself from a criminal attack. All they care about is that you're being attacked and that you defended yourself.

In Democrat owned-and-operated cities you stand a pretty good chance of encountering problems even if you defend yourself with a 100% legal device - like a shovel. At the least the police will aggressively interview you and do their best to dream up some reason to put you up on charges.

[desertdude]

Doesn't take much for the frothers club and start foaming incessantly, from an article posted from which basically the Daily Fail of Denmark

From reddit from a Dane

$1:

This girl will never face any permanent repercussions. She will if she doesn't pay her fine, but that goes away as soon as the debt is cleared. Beyond that, it's barely a slap on the wrist, and if she's a student, which she is young enough to be, she can get the fine halved because of our government's system to nurture and assist students. Even then, the judgement has yet to be handed down upon her, the police investigation is not through and no suspect has been apprehended.

What's even more annoying to me is how you take TheLocal at face value. You wouldn't take The Daily Mail at face value and trust every headline you read, surely? I have taken a look at the 3 biggest news outlets in the country, and I literally couldn't find this story on the frontpage, because it is a non-story. She carried an illegal weapon and as such, she's fined. The legality of the self defense is never at question, and never will be. If she had clawed out his eyes in the process, she'd have gotten a trip to the hospital for free to dig some DNA out, probably some free hot chocolate (Only reason I can be dragged to a hospital), and she'd be on her way.
If this case had happened in America, and someone without a concealed carry permit had shot their offender, they'd be charged too, not for the action of self defense, but for the action of breaking the law put in place (General example in a non-CC state).