Criminally Charged for Shooting Her Neighbour… With a Water Gun
Manage episode 447377996 series 3470412
What happens when a water gun incident lands someone in court?
Gavin and Stephen dive into the bizarre case of a 63-year-old woman charged with assault for spraying her neighbour with a water gun.
What initially appears to be a ridiculous legal issue turns out to have deeper, darker undertones involving allegations of racism and long-standing neighbourhood animosity.
The unintended consequences of being criminally charged, from legal fees to job suspension, to the use of valuable court resources on trivial disputes.
Listen For:
02:36 Assault with a weapon... or a joke gone too far?
09:02 What makes an act criminal? Legal definitions explained
16:15 Legal aftermath: What happens if the charges are dropped?
21:02 Good fences make good neighbors... or do they?
Leave a rating/review for this podcast with one click
Contact Us
Gardiner Roberts website | Gavin email | Stephen email
Κεφάλαια
1. Criminally Charged for Shooting Her Neighbour… With a Water Gun (00:00:00)
2. Assault with a weapon... or a joke gone too far? (00:02:36)
3. What makes an act criminal? Legal definitions explained (00:09:02)
4. Legal aftermath: What happens if the charges are dropped? (00:16:15)
5. Good fences make good neighbours... or do they? (00:21:02)
39 επεισόδια