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Old 17-02-09, 01:19 PM   #24
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Default Re: Jail for standing up to drug dealer

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Originally Posted by MiniMatt View Post
I suspect this:

However, Sheriff Robert McCreadie ignored the plea for mercy and said: "If you were concerned about matters you should contact the police, not enter a house and threaten to kill someone. You can't take matters into your own hands the way you did."

... had something to do with it.
If there was evidence to that effect, don't you think he would have been charged with making threats to kill? He might have said those things, but it was not proven, so the judge was using his 'privilege' to make those remarks without being done for slander.

To use your own oft used phrase, base your answer on proven facts, not hearsay.
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