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ITG 🇮🇸 Sep 2023 2:56pm, 21 Sep 2023 16,954 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸 That a bloke who escaped from prison is pleading not guilty to escaping from prison. (I’m sure that there’s probably some weasel legal reason for that plea but it did make me chuckle 🤭) There are only 4 defences known to criminal lawyers. I am wondering which he picked: 1) it wasn't me, it was him 2) it wasn't me, I wasn't there 3) it was me, but he made me do it 4) it was me, but I didn't mean to
Helegant Sep 2023 2:59pm, 21 Sep 2023 7,448 posts	0 Helegant I'm assuming it's "I did it but if I say I didn't then I can plead mitigation and get an opportunity to grandstand."
cathrobinson Sep 2023 3:19pm, 21 Sep 2023 11,755 posts	0 cathrobinson Playing Pickleball for the first time and being better at it than tennis.
ITG 🇮🇸 Sep 2023 3:19pm, 21 Sep 2023 16,955 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸 defence of necessity, Helegant? If this is the suspected terrorist chappy, more power to his elbow. He has not even been tried yet and the press was gungho on both left and right on how this "terrorist" had escaped. The right because Bad Terrorist. The left because Incompetent Prison Service.
Diogenes Sep 2023 3:20pm, 21 Sep 2023 81,523 posts	0 Diogenes I reckon it must be 2) - If he wasn't there he couldn't have escaped.
um Sep 2023 3:24pm, 21 Sep 2023 7,727 posts	0 um I reckon if he is arguing that he shouldn't have been in prison anyway (on remand?), then removing himself is his right.
ITG 🇮🇸 Sep 2023 3:48pm, 21 Sep 2023 16,957 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸 I reckon if he is arguing that he shouldn't have been in prison anyway (on remand?), then removing himself is his right. If he makes that case, then he has a really terrible lawyer.
um Sep 2023 11:38am, 22 Sep 2023 7,728 posts	0 um Ingebritsen becoming a serious athlete - with a beer mile race thetimes.co.uk 5 mins 22 secs, none too shabby for 1500m with a beer each lap.
Gooner Sep 2023 1:11pm, 22 Sep 2023 19,476 posts	0 Gooner I saw something recently about those, the world record holder did one in 4m 30s this year (2s behind his own record) despite only having one shoe on for most of the race! https://youtu.be/bApWWRgKvCo?si=Qkgm68qIOyxwHUhP
ChrisHB Sep 2023 3:03pm, 22 Sep 2023 22,678 posts	0 ChrisHB I have rarely seen such an unhappy-looking bunch of runners