Justice...maybe?

[stickybackbob]

https://www.thebay.co.uk/news/local-news/barrow-police-officer-found-guilty-of-causing-the-death-of-a-motorcyclist/

Sentencing to be carried out this afternoon. Thoughts?

[chris-red]

[DrSnoosnoo]

Pleaded not guilty.

So then, idiot, how did this crash happen?
- I didn't see the motorbike.
Was this individual's motorcycle invisible?
-No
Well you weren't bleeding looking properly were you?!

[bikertomm]

Probably let off like the last lesbian one with a pathetic fine or something.
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[MCN]

"The 41-year old officer has been on trial all this week and denied the charge of careless driving."

Liar liar.
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[BakesBeans]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-34004992

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbrian-police-officer-guilty-of-causing-motorbiker-s-death-1.1225869
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The result: Blakeborough was sentenced to complete 180 hours of unpaid work, banned from driving for a year and must pay £2,800 in costs.
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[rubyhorse2]

so he just teleported in did he.

absolutely disgusting the value we put on lives.

[Dave70]

A disgusting, yet unsurprising outcome.

How can she state that there was nothing there, when there very clearly was? When what actually happened was that she obviously didn't look properly.

What's the odds on her being put on scammera duty while she serves her ban and that she'll see every single motorbike then.
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[Skudd]

Has she lost her job?
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[stinkwheel]

What was she actually done for?

Death by dangerous or death by careless?

I think she'd loose her job for the former but not the latter?
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[stickybackbob]

Think the thread title now needs to be changed

[arry]

It's always an emotive subject this one; the search for 'justice' in these sorts of cases

I'm not of course absolutely convinced of her motives but I reckon I could nail on the fact that she didn't go out the house that morning aiming to kill someone. She just made a mistake. It's a mistake with massive consequences yes but it's no more than that. There is the responsibility of driving these days. I don't believe in god but the saying but for the grace of god rings in my ears on these sorts of incidents.

Anyone that has had a crash could critique the incident and see how with a slightly different set of circumstances it could have worked out a whole bunch worse. I'd challenge anyone to say they've not had a near miss in their lives where their standard of driving or riding fell short of proper but they got away with it on the day.

She may well be scum - she may not. She's probably someone's mum that just made a mistake behind the wheel that cost someone their life. A second's worth of wrong doing that'll cost her the rest of her life.

Fucked that I'd be that judgemental on such little fact TBH and but for the grace of god it never happens to be me sat in that dock with my life crumbling away either.

[Pol Anorl]

fucking bullshit outcome
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[stinkwheel]

Insightful comments arry and it's true, human physiology does mean she may genuinely have not seen the bike, even if she had looked. I've come close to taking out a biker a couple of times through not seeing them. Most recently in rental a VW golf minivan which has the most rediculously wide A-pillars I've seen. Luckily I DID look twice...

However. The not guilty plea instead of guilty with mitigation lessens my sympathy somewhat.

They'll have had sight of the prosecution evidence which will have included detailed professional oppinions of the position and speed of both vehicles in the run up to the crash yet still continued to deny DWDC. A jury of their peers when presented with the same evidence unanimously decided she was guilty.

Always a shame for the family of the dead guy to see something like this dragged out into a jury trial.
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