How much is a life worth?

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seems like 24 weeks suspended

"A lorry driver has been given a 24-week suspended jail sentence for knocking a Labour peer off his mobility scooter and killing him....The peer was on a zebra crossing when the heavy goods vehicle hit him"

rather baffled? all very strange. he should have been put in prison for 5 years atleast and banned for life - the guy was on a crossing so had right of way

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-43698064