Norwich - Rider down, hit and run

hubgearfreak · Post by **hubgearfreak** » 7 May 2008, 6:51pm

james01 wrote:whether this kind of driver should ever be allowed to control a vehicle again.

you're right. they shouldn't :evil:

rower40 · Post by **rower40** » 7 May 2008, 8:11pm

At the very least, the sentences should be consecutive, not concurrent. That way, he gets out of pokey and then has to use foot, bike, public transport etc.
OTOH, with prisoners being released after they've served 50% of their sentence, he'll be out after 18 months, so should still have 6 months of driving ban to serve.

reohn2 · Post by **reohn2** » 7 May 2008, 8:46pm

It all seems a bit quick from incident to sentence to me

thirdcrank · Post by **thirdcrank** » 7 May 2008, 8:53pm

I'll be a bit more specific.

Unless there is some mistake over when the original incident occurred, this story is untrue. To get from serious injury collision to three year prison sentence and substantial compensation in under a fortnight may happen in other parts of the world with extreme regimes but it doesn't happen here. At all, at all.

james01 · Post by **james01** » 8 May 2008, 9:05am

thirdcrank wrote:Unless there is some mistake over when the original incident occurred, this story is untrue. .

Can anyone clear this up? Has this case really been finalised?

Peter Rowell · Post by **Peter Rowell** » 12 May 2008, 6:34am

This is the stupid thing about our courts, sentences are concurrent NOT consecutive. If someone is sentenced to three years on one count, 18 months on another and banned for two years, they only do three years (18 months if they behave). American courts use the consecutive system, so they would do three years, then 18 months, THEN be banned for two years.

Is it any wonder that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum?

reohn2 · Post by **reohn2** » 12 May 2008, 7:41am

Peter Rowell wrote:This is the stupid thing about our courts, sentences are concurrent NOT consecutive. If someone is sentenced to three years on one count, 18 months on another and banned for two years, they only do three years (18 months if they behave). American courts use the consecutive system, so they would do three years, then 18 months, THEN be banned for two years.

Is it any wonder that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum?

I quite agree,but then most motoring sentences in this country are a joke IMO.
The lunatics are indeed in charge of the asylum.

hamster · Post by **hamster** » 12 May 2008, 1:25pm

No, hang on, the reason that we go concurrent is to stop a load of minor infractions leading to a life sentence.

Or do you really want life imprisonment for shoplifters? Remember it's your taxes that will also be required to keep them there.

james01 · Post by **james01** » 12 May 2008, 1:57pm

hamster wrote:No, hang on, the reason that we go concurrent is to stop a load of minor infractions leading to a life sentence.

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No problem, the judge should specify "concurrent" or "consecutive" when passing sentence.

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