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26-01-2011, 09:31 AM | #1 | |||
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A career criminal who killed a policeman in a hit-and-run then boasted, 'one down, 500 to go' was labelled 'low-life scum' by his victim's family today.
Stephen Benson, 25, had been asked to destroy the car for an insurance scam but mowed down off-duty officer Mike Silcock hours after taking the BMW M3, Manchester Crown Court heard. Today, Benson, from Stockport, was jailed for four years and two months after admitting causing death by careless driving on March 6, 2009, and conspiracy to commit fraud. He was also disqualified from driving for five years. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1C8V2C9bO |
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26-01-2011, 05:12 PM | #2 | |||
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Nothing in excess
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For some reason or other, the British legal system doesn't regard unrepentant thugs as deserving of punishment and feel more inclined to blame the victims most of the time. The same goes for rapists, who routinely get let off scot free, much less getting the sentence they deserve.
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No matter that they act like senile 12-year-olds on the Today programme website - smoking illegal fags to look tough and cool. No matter that Amis coins truly abominable terms like 'the age of horrorism' and when criticised tells people to 'fuck off'. Surely we all chuckle at the strenuous ennui of his salon drawl. Didn't he once accidentally sneer his face off? - Chris Morris - The Absurd World of Martin Amis |
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26-01-2011, 05:31 PM | #3 | |||
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The fact Tommy Sheridan got 3 years for lying in comparison to this is rather sad.
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26-01-2011, 05:54 PM | #4 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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According to the article death by careless driving carries a maximum sentance of 5 years
Death by dangerous driving carries a maximum sentance of 14 years Is the difference between the two so great? Surely if you're driving carelessly, you are being dangerous |
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27-01-2011, 05:33 AM | #5 | |||
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WTF? should have been so much more. JACK TWEED - nuff said |
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27-01-2011, 05:53 PM | #6 | |||
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27-01-2011, 06:20 PM | #7 | |||
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27-01-2011, 06:24 PM | #8 | |||
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Careless driving is the standard of driving which falls below the expected standard of a competent driver. Dangerous driving is the standard of driving which falls FAR below the expected standard of a competent driver. The police would probably charge with the more serious charge of dangerous, depending on the evidence at the time they charge the person. The CPS would follow through on that charge or reduce/increase it depending on the evidence the police sent them and any follow up evidence obtained But in the end it would the Jury or Magistrate/Sheriff decided as to how far below the standard the person accused fell. |
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