UK News 19-05-2005 who: Teacher Linda Walker what: Loses her job for shooting pellet gun at "vandals" where: ECCLES when: Monday snippet: Ms Walker, who works with children with special needs, was pushed to breaking point by a local teenage gang`s persistent theft and vandalism, leading to a confrontation in which she fired an air pistol. "Her case caused a public outcry and reignited the debate about homeowners` rights to protect themselves and their property," says The Guardian. She was jailed for six months in March and released after 36 days but, explains reporter Sam Jones, "she was refused permission to appeal against the convictions". [... more]

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