Shou;d he be released from prison ?

Question

Should Padraig Nally be released from prison.

Yes or No.

Here in Ireland there is great support and respect for the Mayo farmer.

What do you think ?

Check out the story here :

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/1111/nallyp.html

Two days ago Padraig's sentence was quashed.
The retrial is next year.
The man lived in fear of his life.
In Ireland, if John Ward (notorius, by the way. His wife has been banged up for theft and robbery and this is after the shooting. Will people ever learn?) was reported by Padraig he would have gotten 1 month inprisonment. When he got out Padraig would have been killed.
Travellers in Ireland are tricky. If you turn them away they report you but if you welcome them they take you for every cent.
There are a group of travellers camped in our local graveyard carpark. They use the graveyard as a toilet and they also piddle up against the church door.

Answer 1

I think you should be allowed to defend your home by whatever means necessary so yes, he should be released.

Answer 2

I think that when he shot the man limping down the street, he went too far. At that point, he was not in immediate danger and should have called the police. Unfortunately, whether in panic or anger he chose to shoot again. I feel deep sympathy for Mr Nally, but he gave the "traveler" a death sentence for a jailable offense. In the US, a six year sentence usually means you serve 1/2 of that. In Ireland, will he actually serve all 6 years if his appeal doesn't win him his freedom?

Answer 3

Unfortunately, it's usually "you do the crime, you pay with time" or something like that. I had not heard about this incident but have read about similar ones in the States with similar results. I

f he had just NOT shot him that second time! Still, it sounds like he did not get a fair trial, though, and should be at the very least awarded a second chance for that. It really seems like it was self defense and that he truly was in fear for his own life. In that case you can't control how hard you defend yourself. If a snake is coming at you to bite you you don't give it a glancing blow and hope it will slither off, you bash it's head in to stop it.

Good luck to Mr. Nally. Keep us informed!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

No!! He shot and killed a man, who was no longer on his property, and who was trying to get away from it. He'd already shot him once before that and and later, beat him 20 times with a stick!!
How can you fear for your life when the object of your so called fear is limping down the road away from you after having been shot once already? And why would you then approach the guy and then proceed to be the crap out of him with a stick???????
Six years in prison is light! He gave the other guy a death sentence for a much lessor offense!!

Answer 6

I understand he was protecting his farm/land, but in the same sense, he shot him once to slow him down, that gives you enough time to call the police, but then he shot him again and after shooting him twice, he beat him 20 times. The second shot and especially the 20 beatings, was unnecessary. I say he should stay in prison, but maybe not for six years though. There are other ways of protecting your land/farm from break-ins that don't involve killing someone.

Answer 7

No, he should have got more than 6 years to be honest. The judge is right...if he had just been defending his house it would be one thing. But after the guy was already leaving up the road, he shot him again. That is not self defense by any means.

Answer 8

Here is the problem. If you shoot a man twice? That is considered deadly force. In most cases, the man will not cause further trouble with two bullets in his body. However, to beat him to a pulp after shooting him would be considered over kill.

Answer 9

At the end of his sentence. Whether you feel justified in shooting and beating someone to death does not make them less dead. Pay the price - maybe next time just beat them half to death - especially if they are fleeing and limping already.

Answer 10

I would have said yes, if he had shot him at a distance. Once.
But the fact that he beat him, and shot him TWICE, No.

I have huge sympathy, and the law does seem to protect the criminals. We should have the right to protect ourselves and property.

But i think the term 'overkill' applies here.