Trio found guilty of murdering a man for asking for his wife's Halloween hat back - Polidicks

Source: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11501043[/url] [quote]Three men have been found guilty of murdering an IT worker on Halloween in a row over his girlfriend's hat. Ben Gardner, 30, was punched and kicked in Sutton, south London, in October 2009 after the hat was snatched. Allanna Devine, 28, was also punched as her boyfriend lay injured. The attack happened after Ms Devine asked for her hat back, the Old Bailey heard. Daniel Ransom and Ross Collender, both 21, and Jordan Dixon, 18, of Carshalton, had denied murder. Mr Gardner, who worked for insurance firm Legal & General, had been to a club with Ms Devine to celebrate her birthday. In the early hours of the morning, Ms Devine was waiting for him outside a kebab shop when a group of men snatched a pirate's hat and black wig she was wearing, the court heard. They did not react to the provocation. But later in the evening as they returned to Ms Devine's home they saw the group loitering, the court heard. When she asked for the hat back she was verbally abused. Collender then "suddenly and unexpectedly" punched Mr Gardner in the face. He was also punched by Dixon, falling on to his back in the road. Mr Gardner was punched and kicked in the street Ransom then kicked the "utterly defenceless" IT worker in the head. It was described by witnesses as being like a "penalty kick" and Mr Gardner died on 1 November from catastrophic brain damage. Mr Gardner's father, David, said, in a statement which was read out in court: "I cannot forgive these people for what they have done, they have destroyed me and my family for the rest of our lives." A further statement from the family after the verdict, added: "We are satisfied with the verdict today as Ben has been deprived of his life and it's only right that these murderers should be deprived of enjoying their lives." Outside court, Det Insp Bob Campany said: "This tragic case highlights just how easy the transition from anti-social behaviour to standing trial at the Old Bailey for murdering another human being really is. "Sadly, the stage is set every Friday and Saturday night for innocent young lives, like Ben's, to be taken in this way. "Some young men are just hell-bent on violence, usually when under the influence of drink or drugs or a combination of both, and they plague our town centres." Ransom, Collender and Dixon were remanded in custody to be sentenced on Friday. Judge Richard Hone said they would be jailed for life but he had to fix a minimum sentence.[/quote] Humanity....

I knew this would be from England, sigh.

[QUOTE=cyanidem;25359953]I knew this would be from England, sigh.[/QUOTE] And from 3 chavs.

[I]Roite mates, we gon go and nab dis wimons hat roite, an we gon go and punch tha fahk outta dat wanka ha ha[/I]

I remember reading this a while ago.. I've lived in Sutton since I was born. All I can say is - at least it's not Croydon. Even Killing Floor took the piss out of Croydon.

[img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49467000/jpg/_49467899_halloween.jpg[/img] This is [b]exactly[/b] how I pictured these idiots in my head.

[QUOTE=demoguy08;25360756]This is [b]exactly[/b] how I pictured these idiots in my head.[/QUOTE] Really? I pictured them as looking like vacuous wastes of human flesh. Oh, wait, no, yeah that's how I pictured them too

[QUOTE=demoguy08;25360756][img_thumb]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49467000/jpg/_49467899_halloween.jpg[/img_thumb] This is [b]exactly[/b] how I pictured these idiots in my head.[/QUOTE] holy fuck so did i

[QUOTE=RoflKawpter;25360571][I]Roite mates, we gon go and nab dis wimons hat roite, an we gon go and punch tha fahk outta dat wanka ha ha[/I][/QUOTE] That's an aussie, not a chav. a chav would be "Here mate am gonnae fucking chib ye since ye waaant er hat back goat it maaaaate"

[QUOTE=bravehat;25360837]That's an aussie, not a chav. a chav would be "Here mate am gonnae fucking chib ye since ye waaant er hat back goat it maaaaate"[/QUOTE] i think its more like 'oi bruv wan' me to f****n shank you?' but then again i'm from london

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCsayJJg4iQ[/media] What a dangerous Trio.

This makes me sick.

[QUOTE=demoguy08;25360756][img_thumb]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49467000/jpg/_49467899_halloween.jpg[/img_thumb] This is [b]exactly[/b] how I pictured these idiots in my head.[/QUOTE] Pretty much how I view you guys on facepunch.

[QUOTE=demoguy08;25360756][img_thumb]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49467000/jpg/_49467899_halloween.jpg[/img_thumb] .[/QUOTE] For that picture alone, the UK can never be "gangster". even the wiggers from the states look better than that. These kids look like their mothers got knocked up by a Norwegian and a horse.

What a shame. I am shocked that people can actually [I]think[/I] like this. I mean, how mentally unstable do you have to be to brutally murder someone out of nowhere? [QUOTE=demoguy08;25360756][img_thumb]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49467000/jpg/_49467899_halloween.jpg[/img_thumb] This is [b]exactly[/b] how I pictured these idiots in my head.[/QUOTE] And guess who's [B]not[/B] going to be banned because these three savages were white? I'm sure if they were black and you said that TH89 would come speeding on in smacking people with his ban hammer.

[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;25363181]What a shame. I am shocked that people can actually [I]think[/I] like this. I mean, how mentally unstable do you have to be to brutally murder someone out of nowhere? And guess who's [B]not[/B] going to be banned because these three savages were white? I'm sure if they were black and you said that TH89 would come speeding on in smacking people with his ban hammer.[/QUOTE] It always happens. TH89 is a black panther on a holy crusade to stop racism by promoting racism and censorship.

If only we had a more Victorian justice system, oh those were the glory days, hang them up even if they are innocent just to make an example.

[QUOTE=Grimgor13;25363271]If only we had a more Victorian justice system, oh those were the glory days, hang them up even if they are innocent just to make an example.[/QUOTE] :frog:

[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;25363212]It always happens. TH89 is a black panther on a holy crusade to stop racism by promoting racism and censorship.[/QUOTE] :allears:

god damned chavs even gangsters have standards

[QUOTE=TH89;25364328]:allears:[/QUOTE] Don't you taunt me

[QUOTE=demoguy08;25360756][img_thumb]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49467000/jpg/_49467899_halloween.jpg[/img_thumb] This is [b]exactly[/b] how I pictured these idiots in my head.[/QUOTE] This is exactly how I pictured them too, except I thought the one on the left would be wearing black, not the one in the middle.

If Valve made the hat I'd understand, it would be worth like a thousand dollars

These people with stab someone at the drop of a hat