Words fail me
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Shortandcrisp
Über Member
Best way to murder someone you dislike methinks.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Sentencing guidelines are the problem here.
The judge has to first look at guidelines for the offence.
Most unlikely he's cocked that up, so they give him six months.
The judge then has to look at general guidelines that apply to all offences.
These say that any sentence capable of suspension should be suspended.
It's a bit more nuanced than that, but the result is the majority of sentences of under about a year are suspended.
The judge has to first look at guidelines for the offence.
Most unlikely he's cocked that up, so they give him six months.
The judge then has to look at general guidelines that apply to all offences.
These say that any sentence capable of suspension should be suspended.
It's a bit more nuanced than that, but the result is the majority of sentences of under about a year are suspended.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Given he managed to catastrophically lose control of his Poxter, I reckon he may never be able to drive.
Daninplymouth
Über Member
I seen this and was going to right a post about it. It is ridiculous that the result of one persons actions can kill an innocent person and the only punishment is a 2year driving ban.
It’s always the case in these scenarios though that a driver get a minimal sentence. Verdicts like this really don’t send out the message that cars are very easily killing machines in the wrong hands or if not paying full attention.
It’s always the case in these scenarios though that a driver get a minimal sentence. Verdicts like this really don’t send out the message that cars are very easily killing machines in the wrong hands or if not paying full attention.
Milkfloat
An Peanut
It was his wife's Boxster, he had a Passat. I would not call a Boxster a 'VERY expensive car'. I doubt the judge took the cost of the car into consideration at all.
