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Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 14 Feb 2019, 9:07pm
by Cunobelin
thirdcrank wrote:I've explained the statutory duties of the CPS before. Step 1 is the evidential test, and only if that criterion is met does the public interest test apply. ie If there's insufficient evidence to prosecute, there's cannot be any question of a prosecution, whatever the public interest.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/decision-chargeIt took a long time for the relationship between the police and CPS to settle down. In the early days, a lot of cases were dropped for insufficient evidence when there were easy steps which could have been taken had the CPS requested action. They've had 35 years to get it right between them.
Although the police are only indirectly affected by the CPS tests, they must obviously take them into account. I get the impression the rather grandiose expression "not in the public interest" is used by some police to mean it's not worth the resources to investigate something to gather the evidence. ie no point gathering evidence for something that's not going anywhere.
Leaving aside the bias and personal agendas...
In many similar accidents the penalty is a ban and a small fine (if any censure)
Surrendering the licence achieves his without the expense, and happens in many cases
Unless of course it is more about the individual than the offence
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 14 Feb 2019, 9:11pm
by 661-Pete
Cunobelin wrote:It is simples....
The CPS is not only in cahoots with Prince Phillip, but also:
This guyand this oneThera Rea many more examples.
The unproven claims of special treatment and an exception made are like most conspiracy theories... more about personal bias than the reality
It looks as if the second of your examples was still prosecuted and pleaded guilty. So your argument doesn't hold good in his case. He ended up paying the same penalty as any other driver would in a similar situation.
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 14 Feb 2019, 9:22pm
by Bonefishblues
661-Pete wrote:Cunobelin wrote:It is simples....
The CPS is not only in cahoots with Prince Phillip, but also:
This guyand this oneThera Rea many more examples.
The unproven claims of special treatment and an exception made are like most conspiracy theories... more about personal bias than the reality
It looks as if the second of your examples was still prosecuted and pleaded guilty. So your argument doesn't hold good in his case. He ended up paying the same penalty as any other driver would in a similar situation.
What's wrong with that, treat people as adults, I've been told
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 15 Feb 2019, 5:43am
by Cunobelin
661-Pete wrote:Cunobelin wrote:It is simples....
The CPS is not only in cahoots with Prince Phillip, but also:
This guyand this oneThere are many more examples.
The unproven claims of special treatment and an exception made are like most conspiracy theories... more about personal bias than the reality
It looks as if the second of your examples was still prosecuted and pleaded guilty. So your argument doesn't hold good in his case. He ended up paying the same penalty as any other driver would in a similar situation.
There was a reason ... one that you have overlooked
The one who was prosecuted DID NOT surrender their licence. The one who was not prosecuted DID surrender their licence (and received - a minor fine)
So the proof is that surrendering your licence can be and is an option for John Smith of your local Council Estate
A distinction conveniently ignored who seem to want the death penalty because it is a particular person and then erroneously claiming special treatment has been given
He has been treated like so many others for what is seen as a trivial offence, it was assessed like any other. There is no proof of special treatment
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 7:39am
by Oldjohnw
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 8:16am
by mjr
Sounds like she's refused to say who was driving her car when it was snapped by a speed camera? One law for the duke (arguably causes crash, not prosecuted), another for the plebs (car snapped by speed camera, prosecuted)?
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 8:25am
by Bonefishblues
OTOH it must be proof positive that she approached at 627mph and the poor old Duke stood no chance.
Or something else completely.
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 8:32am
by thirdcrank
Emma Fairweather is accused of two driving offences relating to separate incidents in October last year. ...
... Since then it has emerged Ms Fairweather is accused of two charges of failing to provide the identity of a driver and two charges of speeding relating to incidents in October last year.
Two separate incidents in one month seems like Lady Bracknell territory again. What's the answer, in these days of court diversion? Adult literacy courses as well as speed awareness courses?
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I thought the defendant in this latest case was a passenger in the vehicle which was "in collision with HRH"
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 8:37am
by Bonefishblues
thirdcrank wrote:Emma Fairweather is accused of two driving offences relating to separate incidents in October last year. ...
... Since then it has emerged Ms Fairweather is accused of two charges of failing to provide the identity of a driver and two charges of speeding relating to incidents in October last year.
Two separate incidents in one month seems like Lady Bracknell territory again. What's the answer, in these days of court diversion? Adult literacy courses as well as speed awareness courses?
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I thought the defendant in this latest case was a passenger in the vehicle which was "in collision with HRH"
Indeed she was
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 2:24pm
by AlaninWales
Bonefishblues wrote:thirdcrank wrote:Emma Fairweather is accused of two driving offences relating to separate incidents in October last year. ...
... Since then it has emerged Ms Fairweather is accused of two charges of failing to provide the identity of a driver and two charges of speeding relating to incidents in October last year.
Two separate incidents in one month seems like Lady Bracknell territory again. What's the answer, in these days of court diversion? Adult literacy courses as well as speed awareness courses?
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I thought the defendant in this latest case was a passenger in the vehicle which was "in collision with HRH"
Indeed she was
Which should mean that she gets off all charges of speeding (or withholding who the driver is) for the rest of her life. Only then can charges of persecution be avoided.
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 2:26pm
by Bonefishblues
AlaninWales wrote:Bonefishblues wrote:thirdcrank wrote:Two separate incidents in one month seems like Lady Bracknell territory again. What's the answer, in these days of court diversion? Adult literacy courses as well as speed awareness courses?
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I thought the defendant in this latest case was a passenger in the vehicle which was "in collision with HRH"
Indeed she was
Which should mean that she gets off all charges of speeding (or withholding who the driver is) for the rest of her life. Only then can charges of persecution be avoided.
Still, she had her moment in the sun, didn't she
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 2:35pm
by Lance Dopestrong
She did, for all the good it'll do her.
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 2:44pm
by roubaixtuesday
mjr wrote:Sounds like she's refused to say who was driving her car when it was snapped by a speed camera?
One law for the duke (arguably causes crash, not prosecuted), another for the plebs (car snapped by speed camera, prosecuted)?
I’m no fan of the Royals (far from it) but I’m not sure you have this right.
I don’t think any 97yo who was involved in a crash but subsequently voluntarily gave up their licence would be prosecuted.
Equally, I don’t think anyone snapped by a speed camera would avoid prosecution.
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 2:57pm
by thirdcrank
We've seen the effects of media interest all round here.
HRH is a high profile person in more than one sense and his conduct will always attract public interest. Emma Fairweather obliged the media with some quotable quotes after the crash and so became of interest to the media, or parts of it. It may say something about the dwindling of local newspapers that this has taken so long to come to light.
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I agree with roubaixtuesday except that many offenders detected by cameras are offered alternatives to prosecution, such as speed awareness courses. This can never be the case with registered keepers who fail to identify the driver at the time of an alleged offence. (They may have a defence in that they genuinely cannot identify the driver, but a defence is a defence, not a court diversion.)
Re: Duke In Rollover
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 3:02pm
by Bonefishblues
Lance Dopestrong wrote:She did, for all the good it'll do her.
She got a makeover