... especially as he'll be out in 12 months or less. At least he won’t be driving taxis again.
Hasnt this been already posted by @glasgowcyclist ? Just under your post.
Hasnt this been already posted by @glasgowcyclist ? Just under your post.
Never mind, we all do it sometimesOops, apologies.
Should be attempted murder. Our legal system is broken.
Attempted Murder
Attempted Murder is defined in law as, when a person has the intention to kill and has done something more than merely preparatory to commit the killing.
The attempt has to be serious enough that death could have resulted from it. The main difference between attempted murder and other serious offences against the person, such as grievous bodily harm, is the intent to kill.
Thanks for that.
I think he should have been charged with attempted murder. I think the system is broken.
But it would be very easy for his defence to prove he didn't intend to kill the cyclist (see @PK99 's post) Can't see what it's got to do with the system being broken.Thanks for that.
I think he should have been charged with attempted murder. I think the system is broken.
Attempted Murder
Attempted Murder is defined in law as, when a person has the intention to kill and has done something more than merely preparatory to commit the killing.
The attempt has to be serious enough that death could have resulted from it. The main difference between attempted murder and other serious offences against the person, such as grievous bodily harm, is the intent to kill.
My lay understanding of the law is that if you've deliberately done something you knew to be dangerous, but without the intention to kill, that's manslaughter, not murder.As I understand it if he had actually killed the cyclist it could have been prosecuted as murder with a fair chance of success, as intent to injure, then someone forceable being killed is enough, but for attempted murder then the intent has to be to kill, rather than doing something dangerous that might kill.
Shoot or stab someone on purpose and you've a fair case for attempted murder but beat someone up, probably not. But if you beat someone up and they die you could well be convicted of murder.
My lay understanding of the law is that if you've deliberately done something you knew to be dangerous, but without the intention to kill, that's manslaughter, not murder.
(It follows that if there's no intention to kill there can't be any such thing as attempted manslaughter.)