Man sues the British government after he was jailed for owning a £3 keyring - Polidicks

[B]A man wrongfully convicted of possessing ammunition after forensics staff mixed up his £3 keyring and a live bullet is suing the government. [/B][URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22815259[/URL]

That should not be a crime.

Really? We sell bullet keyrings on mass at my old job.

As an American, the idea of someone being jailed for allegedly owning a bullet is a rather alien one. Even if it had been that he owned the bullet, I can't imagine anyone thinking that would in itself merit such a sentence. If it were to be several boxes of ammo it might feel different.

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;40937238]As an American, the idea of someone being jailed for allegedly owning a bullet is a rather alien one. Even if it had been that he owned the bullet, I can't imagine anyone thinking that would in itself merit such a sentence. If it were to be several boxes of ammo it might feel different.[/QUOTE] What if it was several boxes of keyrings? That would be rather suspicious

How do you get a keyring and live ammunition mixed up? You could at least open the fucking thing to check.

Is there anything you can actually do with 1 bullet?

I have the Max Payne 3 collectors edition and I got a bullet keyring with that... shit, don't think I should go out.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;40937277]Is there anything you can actually do with 1 bullet?[/QUOTE] Depends on the bullet.

His only crime is one against fashion.

He got a suspended sentence, he never did jail time wild title.

[QUOTE=Vasili;40937232]Really? We sell bullet keyrings on mass at my old job.[/QUOTE] How about read the article.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;40937277]Is there anything you can actually do with 1 bullet?[/QUOTE] you could throw it at someone

I don't think that they thought it was live guys, it sounds like they got 2 pieces of evidence, his key ring and a live round, and wrongly attributed to him [quote=Article]Mr Smart's conviction was quashed in 2009 after the FSS, which was owned by the government, wrote to police admitting the wrong exhibit had been examined[/quote] But even taking empty casings, blanks or empty blanks off a range unless licensed is a civilian (and military if applicable) offence.

[QUOTE=Boss;40937301]He got a suspended sentence, he never did jail time wild title.[/QUOTE] Home > Forum > Facepunch > [B]Sensationalist Headlines[/B]

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;40937277]Is there anything you can actually do with 1 bullet?[/QUOTE] You can give it to a child who will then lead you to Uncle Bourbon.

[QUOTE=businessPawn;40937362]Home > Forum > Facepunch > [B]Sensationalist Headlines[/B][/QUOTE] Hardly sensationalist considering you either do jail time or you dont.

gonna be like you assholes: 'britain.

Why was his house even being searched?

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;40937254]What if it was several boxes of keyrings? That would be rather suspicious[/QUOTE] Really, how many keys does one person need to carry without switching key ring? I say if anyone carries more than five keys, they're most likely a criminal anyway. Law abiding citizens only need one for work, one for house, and one for car.

[QUOTE=laserguided;40937212]That should not be a crime.[/QUOTE] it's not that why he's suing

[QUOTE=MightyMax;40937395]gonna be like you assholes: 'britain.[/QUOTE] What? This kind of shit happens in loads of countries, where the police fuck up with evidence.

If it even was real, it should just have been confiscated, It's just SUCH A MINOR THING. Here in sweden, illegally owning like one bullet and the police finds out, they will just take it and give you a warning, but going to jail? Geez, the british are just a tiny bith too harsh about this.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;40937277]Is there anything you can actually do with 1 bullet?[/QUOTE] I suppose if it was large enough you could grip it in your fist to make a punch hurt more

Meanwhile in Americaland, a package the UPS man dropped off at my door last week [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/funny2.png[/IMG] [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/mxNxOeM.jpg[/thumb]

I had a keyring with a bullet on it as a kid... Anyone with at least one working eye could see it wasn't a live round by, Oh I don't know, looking at it. Even if it was real, a 4 month sentence and almost 200 hours of community service? Jesus England, that's the kind of attitude that loses revolutionary wars

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;40937600]If it even was real, it should just have been confiscated, It's just SUCH A MINOR THING. Here in sweden, illegally owning like one bullet and the police finds out, they will just take it and give you a warning, but going to jail? Geez, the british are just a tiny bith too harsh about this.[/QUOTE] You can actually legally own a small amount of ammunition and it is completely legal. Though, its all pretty much up to the officer in person to make the call; The law is pretty stupid either way around, both in our case and in this case. I could understand if you're stockpiling ammo and have several thousands of high-calibre rounds stocked about, but one or a few bullets shouldn't even have to waste a officers time.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;40937277]Is there anything you can actually do with 1 bullet?[/QUOTE] Well, you can hold it up to somebody's head and set it off with a hammer and nail. Just as good as a gun, if you ask me.

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;40937668]Well, you can hold it up to somebody's head and set it off with a hammer and nail. Just as good as a gun, if you ask me.[/QUOTE] Except it'll just blow up and send shrapnel everywhere.

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;40937668]Well, you can hold it up to somebody's head and set it off with a hammer and nail. Just as good as a gun, if you ask me.[/QUOTE] The gasses dont get forced through a barrel, and there is nothing really around it, so you'll probably lose a finger or two as the casing explodes spectacularly and the guy next to you might go deaf on one ear and suffer some slight damage from shrapnel.