Yes it was in the cinema version, Mark.
I know the director's cut (now also available in the UK) contains scenes that I had not previously see in the shorter theatrical version but I didn't realise they were MPAA cuts. When this longer DC of the film was eventually submitted to the BBFC they didn't appear to have any problems with these new scenes. In 2000 they cut what they had previously cut before (with some cuts being waived).
Even James Ferman had no problem with Ginty escaping justice, it's very similar to Death Wish.
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