http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7939988.stm
Anybody else think this is disgrace?:bang:
Anybody else think this is disgrace?:bang:
One rule for us and one rule for them?
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One rule for us and one rule for them?
Disgrace yeah, surprise no - this is the 'do as i say, not as i do' government.
:edit: It seems that although he was released early his conviction was still upheld - therefore should he not lose his title of lord as he has a criminal record just like former lord archer :chin:
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It's like he's rung a mate up in the Lords and saidDisgrace yeah, surprise no - this is the 'do as i say, not as i do' government.
"OK, I've done my bit, a fortnight.Time to get me out now".
:O what the ****!
WTF if that was me i would have got 4 years ffs.
media sensationalising much?
So, just to re-itertate, he did not cause the original accident.
Ahh should have read the whole thing. Damn work geting in the way of the internet :bang:
He didn't cause the original accident, but if he had just finished texting 2 minutes beforehand... that's only 2 miles before the accident. He had been texting over a 17 mile stretch. All that I can deduce from that is he didn't send a text during the last 2 miles before he crashed. Doesn't mean he wasn't writing another, or reading one between the last text sent and the accident.
Stinks of.. Oh I don't like it in here any more... *ring ring* oh hello chum, be a good egg and get me a bentley to pick me up from this rotten place will you?
what he might have been doing can't be used as evidence
Depending on the rate of texting it could within reasonable doubt be accertained wether he was likely to have been writing or reading a text... or if he indeed had regained full concentration and control of the car.
Don't you think that had been one of us, or any other driver then the text messaging would have been highlighted as driving dangeroulsy/without due care and attention which ultimately may have led to the crash. If it was a normal person you can bet the original sentence would have been more than 12 weeks as well.
Nobody said he did. Certainly not me.
Fact, he had been texting over a 17 mile distance. He hadn't sent a txt in the previous 2 minutes, so if he wasn't reading or writing something why did he not notice a stationary car in the outside lane?
Who knows, but there were other motorists who also found the Audi stopped in the third lane to be a hazard:
"One motorist had already clipped his car and another had to take evasive action to avoid it."
Not justifying him at all and I feel he should've served his whole sentence.
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The difference is they obviously had less chance to react as they were closer to the accident. In fact the car may have spun right in front of them. But at least they noticed it and tried to avoid it.
Btw, by "one rule for us, one rule for them" I meant that he is a Peer, not that he is Asian in origin.
Hmm, we don't know for sure if those drivers were caught up in the immediate aftermath of the accident or if they were taken by surprise later on when encountering a stationary car in the outside lane/ central reservation. A bit of ambiguity in the written article!
And I took you as meaning the Peerage factor right from the start regarding to the them and us rules
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Somebody else replied suggesting that it was the "other" reason, but that reply was swiftly removed!Hmm, we don't know for sure if those drivers were caught up in the immediate aftermath of the accident or if they were taken by surprise later on when encountering a stationary car in the outside lane/ central reservation. A bit of ambiguity in the written article!
And I took you as meaning the Peerage factor right from the start regarding to the them and us rules
I just can't help thinking that charging down the outside lane of a motorway demands your full attentionand we should prosecute people who do it whether they hit anything or not.
I can understand 50% remission. You get 20 years, out after 10 for good behaviour. Get 1 year, out after 6 months. But jailed for 12 weeks and out after 2? I think this may be more a case of the New Boys Network rather than the Old Boys Network.
Meet the new boss,
Same as the old boss.
Meet the new boss,
Same as the old boss.
