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Old 16-02-2009, 11:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7893387.stm

Three years, and he can be out in just over one for good behaviour.

For killing six people. A whole family.

Unbelievable.
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Old 17-02-2009, 01:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Three years, and he can be out in just over one for good behaviour.

For killing six people. A whole family.

Unbelievable.
I couldn't agree more. If you shoot someone in the head you get life in prison, surely the same should apply if you are driving a car?
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Old 17-02-2009, 01:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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He was done for careless driving but let off for dangerous driving. I obviously missed the part of how driving a several tonne truck into the back of a family car wasn't dangerous.

Ignoring whether he was on his phone/using his laptop etc. he still didn't see a stationery queue of traffic on a motorway and failed to stop in time. Definitely dangerous in my book.
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Old 17-02-2009, 05:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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It's a scary thought... you can be as careful as you like through life, but one bit of carelessness from another person and without warning it's all over.

Food for thought for my drive home tonight!
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