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| 'Hero' Greek woman sets fire to drunken Briton's genitals | ||
| 2009-08-07 | ||
| A 26-year old Greek woman has become an overnight national hero after setting fire to the genitals of a 23-year old drunken Briton who allegedly tried to sexually assault her in a crowded bar. The unidentified woman from the fiercely proud island of Crete won herself even more praise by doing the right legal thing -- turning herself over to police and the courts to be put on trial for what she claimed was her "right to self-defence". She will face a magistrate on Friday to see if the case will go to court. "Some people just need "Dismissed!" She is currently facing an investigating magistrate on charges of causing bodily injuries to the Briton and of endangering private property. The Briton himself, whose name is expected to be released later, is currently in a private clinic in Heraklion, the capital of Crete island, being treated for second degree burns to his testicles and penis. Yikes! According to a police statement issued last night the incident occurred at a club in the notorious coastal resort of Mallia, which is dominated by young Britons seeking all-night revelry. It alleged the Briton took down his trousers and started waving his genitals at a number of girls. He then specifically "forcefully fondled" the 26-year old Greek woman, asking her to take hold of his genitals.
Beware of Greeks bearing booze.... Persistent bugger, wasn't he ...
Travel insurance covers this type of 'injury'? The name of the clinic is not being disclosed and is under discreet police guard, police sources said. However, the magistrate and prosecutor also unanimously agreed to set the woman free pending trial, an indication that they accepted her argument that she "acted in justified self-defence". A small crowd of bystanders outside the Heraklion hospital applauded and shouted "bravo, bravo", as she was rushed away under police escort. Legal counsel for the woman said that at Friday's hearing the court may either issue an immediate verdict or else might postpone for a future date. This will depend on reported plans by the woman's lawyers to also take legal action against the Briton, as soon as he recovers. Authorities on the island still refuse to release the names of the Briton and the now nationally famous but still unidentified Greek woman, on the grounds that they are bound by the Personal Data Protection law and the particular sensitivity of the case. Video coverage: The Doors: Light my Fire Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire. | ||
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #20 Barbara, I did what??? ;) |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-08-07 23:15 |
| #19 I swim in the pool bare-ass but the wife always reminds me to zip up when I fire up the grill because she does not want the extra hot dog. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-08-07 21:31 |
| #18 I never thought much of Bobbit or his attacker. I don't think this falls in the same category of premeditated mutilation, tho. It doesn't read to me as if this woman intended to mutilate the guy. He wouldn't back off, he tried to get her to touch the genitals he was waving at her, she didn't oblige, he forcibly groped her, she asked him to stop, he didn't, the place was crowded, she didn't have a way to shake him off so she poured her drink on him, he got more and more insistent and offensive and she flicked the Bic. I don't read the Greek reaction as celebrating mutilation. As TW noted above, if you had asked me before I read the article I would have guessed that the alcohol would have burnt off quickly without doing serious harm. Or that it could / would have been put out quickly after it was lit. Quite possibly it could have been, and bystanders didn't, because he really had been bullying and obnoxious and was assaulting her and they all had had enough of him. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-08-07 21:02 |
| #17 Cut off John Wayne Bobbets junk and women put the attacker on a pedestal as a hero. Now Greeks are doing the same thing. Mutilation is sick, no matter what the provocation. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-08-07 20:19 |
| #16 "She dribbled his head on the granite-topped bar a couple of times and smashed his phone." That's our Blondie, Sgt. Mom! Semper Fi. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-07 19:16 |
| #15 A whole new meaning to "self-help". |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-08-07 18:17 |
| #14 This reminds me of a story I heard on the radio years ago about a man who went into a woman's apartment, intending to rape her. She was heating water for spaghetti. She threw the boiling water him, which caused major damage to his privates. He sued the victim(from jail)for using excessive force. My attitude was that in some states, women can use lethal force to prevent rape, he got off easy. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-08-07 18:10 |
| #13 Indeed one can, if one stops laughing sufficiently long. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-08-07 15:50 |
| #12 A safety tip to the boys: unholster yourself in public, and you pretty much deserve whatever happens to you. First, when one flambe's the food, it's generally only the alcohol that burns. One wonders how long the drunken lout sat there staring stupidly at the flames before someone put the fire out. Second, he should just be grateful she didn't have a can of soup on hand. Can you say, "planaria"? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-08-07 12:27 |
| #11 600 metres, bearing 20 rite o North thar, purdy much. Git 'em Frank! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-08-07 11:41 |
| #10 I want pix of the big, burly Greek nurse who gets to rub soothing ointment on his unit. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-08-07 11:03 |
| #9 Have a little compassion for the Brit. He is a victim of watching too much Benny Hill. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-08-07 10:52 |
| #8 From what I've read over the years, young Brits like to come to the Greek islands and party. All well and good, but some party just a bit too hard and end up acting and looking like louts. A safety tip to the boys: unholster yourself in public, and you pretty much deserve whatever happens to you. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-08-07 09:44 |
| #7 "Sabucco"? WTF, the editors at the telegraph never heard of Sambuca? |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-08-07 08:50 |
| #6 I somewhat recall an old story of ancient Greece. It seem some boys in one village engaged in the old territorial play of raiding and looting their neighbors and brought the female stock back home as 'war brides'. Well, in those times the cloth used to cover one's natural gifts were held at the shoulder by a broach and pin. As the story goes, that night after the men had their drink and sport, the ladies took their rather large pins and 'offed' their new consorts. The tradition in those parts is that the womenfolk tied their cloth at the shoulders since the boys wouldn't let them have broaches, pins, or any sharpy pointing things since. Never get a Greek lady mad, just ask Clytemnestra. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-07 08:41 |
| #5 Yeah, setting fire to his genitals was a little over the top, but considering the provocation... My daughter was in a very popular up-scale bar in a city which won't be mentioned a couple of years ago, where a perv with a camera-cellphone was trying to take pictures up women's skirts! She dribbled his head on the granite-topped bar a couple of times and smashed his phone. She had drinks on the house the rest of the evening, as she was the only woman there who did something a little more forceful with the creep. I was afraid she would be prosecuted for assault... but it wasn't exactly like he was going to complain about being beaten up by a girl, and everyone else in the place was pretty well fed up with him, too. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2009-08-07 08:39 |
| #4 I take it neither Scooter nor newc has ever been forceably groped or more by a drunk who outweighs you, is stronger than you and won't take 'no' for an answer, even when the 'no' is emphatically repeated. And who has you cornered, more or less, in a crowded place so you can't get away from his emphatically unwanted assault. I'm sorry this jerk is so badly injured. But jerk he is. And he was more than 'annoying the crap' out of this woman - he physically assaulted her in a sexual way. Neither of them impresses me, given that they chose to be at a place where drunken, out of control behavior is celebrated. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-08-07 06:16 |
| #3 What a load of crap scooter .. he deserved it , simple .. well done her . The tragedy is she is getting prosecuted for what he started . |
| Posted by: Tyranysaurus 2009-08-07 06:08 |
| #2 Greek life is officiall over - they are communist dupes now. Greece is now in a line of useless countries. They celebrate burning a penis, they gave upt ther lives to have a government own them. Just the same as cutting it off. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-08-07 05:34 |
| #1 Maybe the next time some bitch is annoying the crap out of me, I'll just set her twat on fire and claim "self defense!". She could have gone to the police. This dude will probably be sexually disfigured for life. It's a sad state of affairs when a vicious cunt like this gets hailed as a "hero". |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-08-07 03:03 |