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Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn Replies: 12
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 13:23 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Falkirk Bairn
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9032617/Driver-who-killed-two-in-car-accident-was-doing-112mph-in-a-30mph-zone.html

Killed 2, Drink driver, No Insurance.................

9 yrs - out in 4.5 yrs

Is 9 years enough?
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 13:32 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Bromptonaut
Sentencing guidelines here.

www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/death_by_careless_driving_under_the_influence/
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 13:48 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Bromptonaut
The defendant may not be very bright - 'previous' included a fine for driving to his first court appearance without insurance.
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 13:55 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Iffy
Sentenced for death by dangerous under these guidelines:

www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/death_by_dangerous_driving/
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 13:59 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Dog
Four years to think about the fact he killed two innocent people which will (hopefully) haunt him for the rest of his life.

if you sentenced him to 50 years hard labour it wouldn't bring back the dead.

If you hanged him by the neck it wouldn't deter any Jack the Lad from doing the self same thing again, alas.
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 14:27 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - CGNorwich
About right Dog. If 4 years in jail thinking about what they have done doesn't make a difference to someone 50 years won't either.
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 14:40 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - madf
Trouble is .. after 4 years in jail - he is likely to do the same thing again..

I suggest permanent reduction to his testosterone levels - through amputation.
Last edited by: madf on Mon 23 Jan 12 at 14:40
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 14:57 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Kevin
DUI driver who killed a cop sentenced to 45yrs.

tinyurl.com/7s369dz
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New Mon 23 Jan 12 16:00 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Westpig
>> Is 9 years enough?
>>

It would be if he didn't virtually automatically get out after serving a half.
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New Wed 25 Jan 12 12:19 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Mapmaker
Is 9 years enough?

Who knows. Maybe it's too much (maybe even 4.5 is too much). Remember that sentence is costing us £40+k p.a. (data four years old)

www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/28/justice.prisonsandprobation


Having read the article, quite possibly he should be locked up for life as he showed no remorse and has previous. An asylum might be better than prison.
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New Wed 25 Jan 12 12:25 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - MJM
>>An asylum might be better than prison.<<

For this sort of toerag can we have a wooden asylum 6 feet x 3 feet with underground access only?
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New Wed 25 Jan 12 13:36 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Armel Coussine
I find it a bit irritating when judges or magistrates say 'this defendant was treating the road as a race track'. The implication is that motor racing is just a reckless free-for-all, which it usually isn't.

It isn't that these ghastly idiots don't fancy themselves as racing drivers. I think they often do. But they would never be allowed to drive competitively on any serious level. Even banger racers generally know what they are doing and have skill and prudence. And most competition drivers, despite the odd high-profile exception, are careful on the road and drive invisibly.
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New Wed 25 Jan 12 16:39 
 9 yrs for DD who killed 2 - Westpig
>> Remember that sentence is costing us £40+k p.a. (data four years old)

A, It only costs that much because they're mollcoddled in there.

B, I'd happily pay more taxes if they'd lock a few more up.
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