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Mnementh · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Karma :

That's absolutely disgusting, another example of the british court system being out of touch with reality Evil or Very Mad

Toady · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

These people shouldn't get away with stuff like that. The man has been permanantely disabled and the other bloke get 2 months! Thats bugger all! Mad

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mattsmith95 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Ah but he is banned for two years so it's not so bad, he might have
to take his test to get his licence back.

2 months is a long time in prison, I did 3 months myself and it felt
like years.

Toady · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

He shouldn't be allowed his licence back at all. If I did something like that to someone (knowingly as he obviously did and didn't even stop) I wouldn't want to go back on the roads. My Grandad was killed by a agricultural vehicle and his sentence was not that much longer than the idiot above. They have proved they are not competent enough to drive a vehicle. Its not just about driving skill, its about human decency. If you know someone is hurt any half decent person would stop. Although I did notice he was training to become a lawyer..... Wink

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DustBuster · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Karma :

All he had to do was STOP and help the chap to prove he was a decent member of society. He did not..

Hope he gets to pick up the soap.
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El_Bandido · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

£300 is adding insult to injury in my opinion. Its like saying "We reckon your life will be as good as having both legs if you have 1 leg and £300". i know which id prefer. They should remove the drivers leg and give it to the biker. only fair option!

Wasnt he driving without a license anyway? so what use is a ban?

Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Shite isn't it?

One bloke gets locked up for a few weeks (when it comes down to it) and has to take the bus for a couple of years. Oh, and the massive £300 he has to pay - I got fined more than that for speeding on a motorway!

The other bloke has lost one of his legs and will probably never walk again properly!

How's that fair?

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

The British justice system is screwed, I'm guessing partly because most of the prisons are already full anyway.

I read another shocker the other day, an illegal immigrant who has been refused citizenship 3 times ran over a 12 year old boy uninsured, without license, illegal in the country and he killed the little boy. Given 8 weeks imprisonment, makes me sick. Sick

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shorty · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Karma :

That's fucking outrageous frankly. It wasn't so long ago a biker was locked up for breaking the speed limit (think he was sentenced to a month) and this bloke has ruined someone elses life by maiming them and gets a two month sentence which means he'll be out in a month.

Hopefully the biker has a civil claim underway for damages which should get him some compensation, although I'm not sure how much cash would compensate me for losing a leg. Poor bastard.

And it's speeding that causes accidents is it Mr Blair? eh? Wankers.

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El_Bandido · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

I hope his familly visit the guy when he comes out of prison. maybe chase him down the road mad max style Twisted Evil

I think we should use an eye for an eye approach on things. Most crimes nowadays seem to have soft punishments Rolling Eyes

chris___ · Brolly Dolly Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Karma :

That makes me fucking sick. This countries judicial system is a joke
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Mister James · I want to believe! Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Karma :

Gets better folks, under New Labours tariff laws, he'll only serve 28 days, minus any timehemay have already done on remand!

Absolutely shocking.

Doubt he'll get much compensation, the twat in question was a 23 year old law student, won't be much cash lying around there.
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mattfuzzy · Scooby Slapper Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Karma :

reading that about the imagrent and now this just makes me think this countrys now as bad as america (no offence to anyone from america but its a fucking mess over there) just seems to me that this countrys getting worse by the day, but then again we do have blair for a prime minister, hope the guy in prison gets to be "big daves" soap picker upper Laughing

Toady · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

I don't know, some states in America still have capital punishment Thumbs Up

Obviously the guy does not deserve to be sentenced to death but he deserves a hell of a lot more than what he has been given. What I think is wrong is that the majority of the country would agree that he deserves a harsher punishment. Surely the Government should reflect what the people of this country want? Its just crazy.......... Sorry Tony but your a knob.
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shorty · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Karma :

Fruitcake · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Karma :

reading that he had a provisional licence due to having been desqulified before

so he shouldnt be alloud to drive, he got 8 points on a provisional licence after having been disquallified, prouves he cant drive even when given a seccond chance he screwed it up

Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Hang on a minute, look at the story in the link below. Bloke paralysed after getting knocked off his bike wins £4.4m. Now I know being paralysed is a bit worse than losing a leg, but £300 to £4,400,000? There's no consistancy there at all!

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4328671.stm

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Don't know what that £300 actually is meant to be for but that £4.4m will have been paid by that drivers insurance company and I'd expect that the person who lost his left foot is claiming from the driver's insurance and will get a far more than £300.

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skullfire · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Karma :

This issue is also posted at the foc-u.co.uk (fazers owners club - unofficial) website and there is talk of organising a ride out in protest (amongst other things). The story has also been picked up on the MCN website.

The foc-u.co.uk website seems to have more insight to the whole affair and it turns out the drivers father was a top solicitor who may have pulled a few strings.

Go to https://p196.ezboard.com/ffazerownersfrm1.showMessage?topicID=26876.topic for more details.

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