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what would you do if someone torched your car on your drive and you knew who did it but the police cant act for lack of evidence??
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wa did offer £1000 reward ,despite it being on tv,radio & newspaper,no response, this was a case of witness intimidation as the scumbag 19yr old assaulted my 14yr old (unprovoked) and was trying to put us off court-which he failed to do...


    




Jason S
I don't think you can really do anything with out breaking the law. Exactly the same thing happened to me but i couldn't do a thing about it. It was my parents next door neighbour, he also tried to break into my parents house while they were on holiday, broke into there garage twice, set fire to his own car in his garage, set fire to his own house causing damage to my parents house, stabbed himself in the stomach with a screwdriver and blamed it on his 2 and a half year old son. WHAT A F***ING NUT CASE!!!!!


mhp_wizo_93_418
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if you have informed the police as to who you believe or suspect had a hand at the vandalism, then leave it to the police.

file a claim with your insurance company, and also let them know of the person(s) that you suspect of it,

do not, i say again DO NOT take matters into your own hands, that always backfires!


lilcavichick
i would do it to theres and there house (hopefully with them in it) then i would beat the brakes plum off of them


northy
I would get a friend who these scum did not know to befriend them,then after a while i would get my friend to discretely bring up the incident with this scum and record the convo on a digi voice recorder as it sounds to me as these scum would be stupid enough to bragg about what they did, then hand the recording over to the police.Then i`d let it lie for a few years then i`d pay for a few heavies to kick the shite out of them,then i`d pay another druggie scumbag to rob their house and burn what was left! hope this is helpfull.good luck


Ontheotherhand
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My response would depend on the reason they torched my car. If I felt that they were justified, I would accept it. But, if I felt it wasn't justified, I would probably just shoot the one who torched the car. Yes, that would be murder, but I would simply make sure I wasn't caught. It really isn't all that hard to manage a crime without being convicted.


mslh_uddin
If first offender pl. pardon him.Because forgiveness is great.


LYN W
In the UK you can take out a private prosecution or sue through the civil courts.
In criminal law, the burden of proff is more difficult because it has to be beyond a reasonable doubt.

In the civil courts it is slightly easier, the burden of proof is based on the balance of probability.

When the police deal with a matter, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decide on the realistic chances of securing a conviction, it is their decision based on directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Not the police.

Good luck.


Pia
Get a mini-recorder, hide it in a pocket, and try to talk about it with him, or have a friend do it for you


vinx_1980
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Try to claim insurance file a pvt case against


marie_harris5
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the Burden of Proof is down to you. Well I believe it to be the case. Clearly a case of Criminal Damage


Rod T
Yes it is a bit of a problem been there and done it, the way i went about it was to ask questions yourself even offer some reward.
There is always someone eager to talk make sure you get them to talk to right people after like the police get it down on statement.


Rick
Take all your evidence and the perpetrator to Civil Court and let the judge decide. At least try. You never know.


waycar111
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what happened? did you piss off a liberal?


jmminnc
not a thing now.
Vengeance is best severed cold


hydroco
Hire a P.I. and start a Civil Suit.


"Cowboy"
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Place all the precurssers to a meth lab in their shed,car or house and drop a dime on them. Prison life aint no fun !!!!!!!!


Redhead
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if this is on-going violence then get a video camera and record it - unfortunately it has got to the stage where you have to get your own evidence. If its not then there is not much you can do legally. You could always beat the ever-lovin' s**t out of them as long as no-one can identify you. Sorry i can't help more


taz c
Try citizens' arrest & get as many witnesses as pos. And next time you get a car, keep it somewhere safe - NOT on your drive, or garage, cos if they know where you live, they'll do it again. Good luck with resolving your problem. Also try Citizens' Advice Bureau for more advice.


The Mechanic
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Take out a private prosecution


Tammy
I'd follow mhp_wizo_93_418 advice if I were you.

Best answer here.


goonern014
tough one alot of people wouldnt do any thing and im not sure what id do because its never happened to me but id like to think id bring a campaign of doing the same amount of damage to there property for the same amount of money as my car for example flattening tyres a phew times in the dead of night keying it up paint spraying pikey all over it or there house battery acid on the paint work but it wouldnt be over like a couple of days it would be a campagn that lasted years make there life a living hell id start 1 month exactly after my car was torched and make them not know if its more or not id go out of my way to say hello to this person in the street and be polite because if they dont know if its me how can the retaliate , i gotta say im not vindictive but i tend to treat people how they treat me .


Clive
A private criminal prosecution would be expensive in proportion to the likely punishment handed out by a liberal minded magistrate.
A civil action would only be of benefit if the defendant has identifiable assets and you can get sufficient evidence for success.
Vigilante action would presumably cause retaliation, so if contemplated, it has to be a permanent solution that anticipates the reaction of the offender and all his associates. As action by householders and racial incidents are the number 1 priority of many Police Forces, you would undoubtedly be subject to the full might of the CID and the CPS.

Sorry to be a wet blanket but I think your best hope is action by your insurance company.


girl afraid
Well, if the police don't have enough evidence to act, you won't have enough evidence to bring a private prosecution, so that's out. If it carries on you can try to catch the people out of with photos and video, but otherwise there's not a lot else youcan do.


barson
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id torch their car if they had one


Sally J
There really is not much you can do unless you wish to believe you can put yourself above the law and carry out a revenge attack.

How do you KNOW for SURE who did it? Is there ANY evidence in your knowledge that could help the police? If so, report it to them - but PROVING it is another matter - without eyewitnesses, CCTV, forensic evidence or even an admission.


Glo★
I would be so very angry, hurt, frustrated, A flood of different emotions I am sure. I would want revenge, however, I would not take revenge because two wrongs do not make it right. Seriously, I would pray, God says vengeance is his, so I would allow him to take care of it. God will take care of it, it you hand it over to him in prayer. We all pay for what we do in this life. If this really did happen to you, I am sorry, that is a terrible thing to happen. Good luck and God bless


kefer39
some one killed my friend. I went by his home with some friends and shot it to hell, with many many many bullets.at night. I would keep on calling the police on them for things they didnt do. lie.tell them you were attacked. get some friends to back you up. do anything you can think of to get them back.this is what I would do.good hunting.





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