REGISTER NOW!! Why? Because you can't do much without having been registered!

At the moment you have limited access to view all discussions - and most importantly, you haven't joined our community. What are you waiting for? Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join Join Talking Horses here!

Reply to thread

Message

Sorry to disappoint you.

As for killing a Scot in York, a Mr Henry Shrimp submitted this Freedom of Information request to York City Council in 2012:
"In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. As such, please tell me the number of Scots who have been shot in the last ten years by those taking advantage of this law."
In response, the council replied:
After an extensive search of our records I can confirm that there are no records of any Scotsmen being legally shot with a bow and arrow in the last ten years. There is however a vague recollection of an alleged occurrence several centuries ago which involved a group of men from the Nottingham area, dressed in green, who were enjoying a stag night in York.
Regardless of any ancient legislation, the Law Commission said: "It is illegal to shoot a Welsh or Scottish (or any other) person regardless of the day, location or choice of weaponry."

PS Hades lies directly to the south of a line from the Tweed to the Solway.

<blockquote data-quote="simmo" data-source="post: 2543355" data-attributes="member: 65084">Sorry to disappoint you. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As for killing a Scot in York, a Mr Henry Shrimp submitted this <a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/in_york_it_is_perfectly_legal_to" target="_blank">Freedom of Information request</a> to York City Council in 2012:&quot;In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. As such, please tell me the number of Scots who have been shot in the last ten years by those taking advantage of this law.&quot;In response, the council replied:After an extensive search of our records I can confirm that there are no records of any Scotsmen being legally shot with a bow and arrow in the last ten years. There is however a vague recollection of an alleged occurrence several centuries ago which involved a group of men from the Nottingham area, dressed in green, who were enjoying a stag night in York.Regardless of any ancient legislation, the Law Commission said: &quot;It is illegal to shoot a Welsh or Scottish (or any other) person regardless of the day, location or choice of weaponry.&quot;PS Hades lies directly to the south of a line from the Tweed to the Solway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="simmo, post: 2543355, member: 65084"] Sorry to disappoint you. :) [COLOR=#404040][FONT=Helmet]As for killing a Scot in York, a Mr Henry Shrimp submitted this [URL="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/in_york_it_is_perfectly_legal_to"]Freedom of Information request[/URL] to York City Council in 2012:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#404040][FONT=Helmet][I]"In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. As such, please tell me the number of Scots who have been shot in the last ten years by those taking advantage of this law."[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#404040][FONT=Helmet][I]In response, the council replied:[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#404040][FONT=Helmet][I][I]After an extensive search of our records I can confirm that there are no records of any Scotsmen being legally shot with a bow and arrow in the last ten years. There is however a vague recollection of an alleged occurrence several centuries ago which involved a group of men from the Nottingham area, dressed in green, who were enjoying a stag night in York.[/I][/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#404040][FONT=Helmet][I][I]Regardless of any ancient legislation, the Law Commission said: "It is illegal to shoot a Welsh or Scottish (or any other) person regardless of the day, location or choice of weaponry." [/I][/I][I][I][SIZE=2]PS Hades lies directly to the south of a line from the Tweed to the Solway.[/SIZE][/I][/I][I][/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

Verification: 5 + 3 = ?