the student who threw the fire extinguisher from the roof

[Bobbisox]

Has handed himself in to the Police,
should he be done for attempted murder?
or let off with a caution as no one was hurt
what do you think?

[redcrx]

"he should be kicked out of university, he's an idiot. "

well he acheived his goal then.........he wont have to pay uni fees :)

very least, he should be done for attempted assault (if theres such a thing), he mustve known of risk

[MickyMacgraw]

So dotty and nonomaybe you think that a university student should be kicked out for things they have done outside university? That will never happen, so should you be sacked for lets say a theft or driving offence even if it happened outside work and work hours? thought not.

[Bobbisox]

MM if I were to pick something like this up in order to hurl it at a crowd of people which is what he did, I would no doubt think it would possibly kill or maim someone below, he was very lucky it did not

[jackthehat]

Bah !
I've just had to take a telephone call otherwise would have written exactly the same as jake-the-peg.

[Bobbisox]

I agree with dotty and nonomaybe, people who were arrested and are to be charged with violent disorder, MM should be kicked out of University

[MickyMacgraw]

Bobbisox there is a BIG difference in trying to kill someone and throwing something near someone to scare and shock them. Yes if attempted murder wasn't his motive it was a stupid thing to do and could've indeed seriously maimed or killed someone but the attempted murder bit without his guilty plea would be near impossible to prove imo.

[craft1948]

You're wrong MM dotty would be sacked for theft outside the work place....

[Bobbisox]

a massive crowd below MM?
it wasn't a case of throwing something near someone but I do concede, that trying to prove attempted murder would be very difficult
what do you think he should recieve as a punishment?

[Sqad]

He was stupid......he was and probably still is a "prat" but I cannot convince myself that he threw that extinguisher with malice in mind, but was just sucked into the excitement and mayhem. Yes, he could have killed someone......but he didnt. We have all done stupid things in our life.......things that we wished we had never done and are embarrassed about.....me included.

The law should take its course, whatever that may be and he should then get on with his studies as to ruin the career of a young man, however stupid, serves no purpose in my opinion.

[jake-the-peg]

Looks like a charge of Violent Disorder might be appropriate

http://www.cps.gov.uk...ublic_order_offences/

Talks about hurling of missiles etc.

Max penalty 6 months imprisonment

[MickyMacgraw]

Well at last you've agreed with me!
Prison as he could've killed someone.

[ChuckFickens]

http://www.compactlaw...r-dismissal-test.html

reasons for being fairly dismissed include "Unsuitable conduct outside work hours that has an impact on the employee's job"

[Bobbisox]

a very liberal view sqad..;-0)

[Bobbisox]

I did ask in my header MM, what people thought should happen and I asked for varying opinions on it,
myself, I am not sure, perhaps a short prison sentence?

[mike11111]

No chance of a conviction of attempted murder because of the issue of intent, as has been already mentioned. Had he actually killed someone the charge would have been manslaughter, but there is no such offfence as attempted manslaughter.

[jake-the-peg]

Check out my link above Violent disorder max 6 months

[Bobbisox]

Hya Mike so what do you think should happen to him?
should he lose his Uni place?

[Bobbisox]

ok jtp, I will

[MickyMacgraw]

Bobbisox throwing a heavy object from a roof is just pure stupidity and negligence of ones iq. Had he been on internet forums saying that he was going to try and kill a policeman there and actually aimed and tried to hit a policeman whilst shouting "Die pig" or words to that effect and witnesses heard him then attempted murder would be the charge and that charge would probably stick.