"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:16:11 +0000, Invisible Man wrote:

JoeJoe wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7962528.stm


6 of them by the look of it:

four people were subsequently dealt with for the initial theft of
lighting equipment from the site.

2 people done for kidnapping. Obviously they should have reported that
they had caught a suspected criminal and contacted the police

Fortunately we do not have rule by lynch mob.

Something does not add up.
If they had reported to the police that the crime was in progress and/or
that they had made a citizens' arrest the police would/should have
responded promptly.

The fact that they got a real sentence and not just the suspended one
suggests that there were more facts (not reported) that were taken into
account in this case, by the judge/magistrates.

Plod said "it had been established that the intruders had left the scene 20
minutes before the call". Also, "took one offender in a van to the home of
another suspect" isn't just a citizen's arrest, where you hold them and wait
for the police.

Which supports Ed's supposition.