Creationist Jailed for Killing Evolutionist December 14, 2007
Posted by Michael in Crime, Law.trackback
Nope, not a joke.
Probably most of us have seen this debate get heated. But not homicidal.
An English backpacker who stabbed a Scottish traveller to death during a row about creationism and evolution was sent to jail for five years by a judge in Australia.
Alexander York, 33, from Essex, had become involved in a bitter argument over the origins of mankind and later, in the caravan park where they were staying, the row turned to violence.
Scottish backpacker Rudi Boa, 28, from Inverness, fell dying into his girlfriend’s arms after being stabbed in the chest by York in January last year.
The relatively light sentence is what makes this story interesting. York was charged with murder but only convicted of manslaughter, indicating that the extremely heated nature of the debate saved him from a much longer sentence. Voluntary manslaughter, like murder, is an intentional homicide. However, if the killing occurred in the “heat of passion” it will be treated as a lesser offense than murder, because the element of “malice” is missing.
Either that, or Australia just doesn’t think that croaking one of those dirty stinkin’ Darwinists is all that important.
Backpacker jailed for stabbing man to death in row over God and evolution | the Daily Mail
Scots and English-Brits aren’t best of buddies to begin with.
The Scot had a cute girlfriend. The Brit was alone.
Add alcohol and stir until well mixed.
Bake in heated conversation for 40 minutes.
Add pizza with a knife and serve.
Survival of the fittest, baby!
So if evolutionists are weaker, then will they all eventually die, and their theory with them?
Survival of the fittest, baby!
English Brit vs. Scot? I’ll keep my bets on the Scott. Tenacity, Scotch, Kilts, weapons. Sides — they got their Stone of Scone back! We saw it in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 1996 the British Government decided that the Stone should be kept in Scotland when not in use at coronations, and on 15 November 1996, after a handover ceremony at the border between representatives of the Home Office and of the Scottish Office, it was returned to Scotland and transported to Edinburgh Castle where it remains. Provision has been made to transport the stone to Westminster Abbey when it is required there for future coronation ceremonies.