pwa wrote:The utility cyclist wrote:if he had being swinging a sledgehammer whilst walking on the pavement near children and caved the head of one I'm sure the sentence would have being that of manslaughter and a much much longer sentence, why should it be any different wielding a car with the same contempt as a sledgehammer knowing full well the damage you can do and that you're not nor ever could be in control?
Hope he dies inside but sadly the old @@@@ will likely live another 10 years or more, maybe he'll kill himself with the guilt but these selfish types gon't give a fig about life, just ask the killer Helen Measures who blamed her victim
In practice I think this ensures his life ends in a miserable way, as a criminal, publicly shamed and with a terrible moral burden to wake up to every morning. But yes, to me there is no difference between this crime and what we normally class as "manslaughter".
i think the original news report said he didnt show any remorse so I wouldnt bet on that. The offence should have been manslaughter? I wonder what would happen if that was brought against him? I suspect something will happen to him in prison when the word gets out what he did - killing children dont go down well I suspect inside? Even hardened criminals have families