UK News 01-04-2005 who: Teacher Linda Walker what: Jailed for shooting pellet gun at "vandals" where: Minshull Street Crown Court, MANCHESTER when: Tuesday snippet: "Walker claimed a campaign of vandalism by `yobbos` had driven her to fire the gun at the feet of a gang of teenagers she confronted near her home," explains the BBC. "The teacher of children with behavioural difficulties at New Park School, Salford, had kept the gun in her underwear drawer for four months since her shed was burgled." The Times quotes Norman Brennan, a spokesman for the Victims of Crime Trust, who describes the conviction as "a sad day for the justice system". [... more]

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