Incident in Glasgow - 6 feared dead :(

[Accy cyclist]

The bin wagon driver will have to carry this in his head for the rest of his life. He was responsible for six people dying and many more having their lives ruined.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Will he though? His behaviour has already demonstrated a blatant disregard for others - who's to say he won't just shrug this off and carry on as normal?

Maybe his behaviour is just a front, and deep down inside he knows he's responsible for the manslaughter of six people? If he has any sense of decency he'll hang his head in shame for the rest of his life, but as you point out he hasn't shown any remorse yet.

 

[jefmcg]

the mans a murderer simple as that

I understand your anger, but legally this is (at most) manslaughter - or culpable homicide that google tells me is what it's called in Scotland. Murder is deliberately trying to kill someone, and succeeding. Manslaughter is where you do something that could reasonably be seen as life threatening, but death was not your intention.

 

[snorri]

The bin wagon driver will have to carry this in his head for the rest of his life.

It doesn't appear to be holding him back.
He has been arrested on suspicion of driving a car last week whilst his driving licence is suspended.

 

[Tin Pot]

It doesn't appear to be holding him back.
He has been arrested on suspicion of driving a car last week whilst his driving licence is suspended.

Flipping heck. Someone needs to put him out of commission quickly.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Report here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34438129

GC

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Flipping heck. Someone needs to put him out of commission quickly.

If the allegation against him is true, he's showing extraordinary contempt and arrogance.
The victims' families will be furious.


GC

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

 

[TVC]

That's one way to turn an entire nation against you.

If true he needs hanging out to dry.

 

[Beebo]

He was a lucky guy not to be charged with the first incident. He chose to say nothing at the inquest for fear of incriminating himself, and now he gets caught driving a car.
Chuck the book at him this time.

 

[jefmcg]

The victims' families will be furious.

They might be glad. Finally he may be open to a portion of the punishment he avoided due to prosecutorial incompetence.

as @Beebo says, throw the book at him.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Chuck the book at him this time.

...throw the book at him.

The maximum penalties for driving after revocation of licence on medical grounds is 6 months imprisonment, a fine of £5,000, a Discretionary driving ban and 3–6 penalty points.

What part of this book would you like thrown at him?

 

[jefmcg]

6 months imprisonment and £5,000 would be a good start.

 

[Markymark]

Aren't some of the families starting a private proseution?

 

[swee'pea99]

I understand your anger, but legally this is (at most) manslaughter - or culpable homicide that google tells me is what it's called in Scotland. Murder is deliberately trying to kill someone, and succeeding. Manslaughter is where you do something that could reasonably be seen as life threatening, but death was not your intention.

I'm not sure that's actually correct. That's how I always understood it, but I seem to remember saying something along those lines in another thread once, and getting picked up by, I believe, CopperCyclist, who said that this was a common misconception, but that in truth there doesn't need to be any premeditated intent to kill for a murder charge to stick; all that was required was deliberately choosing a course of action which any reasonable person would have thought might very well lead to a death. Or something like that.