Phobia lets death driver avoid jail

[Her_C4]

Dude thats nothing, in 2006 there were 29,000 drink drivers prosecuted, with over a third being repeats.

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and god only knows how many others that were not caught. I suspect that the real figures would be in the region of over 100,000 a year and most of them repeat offenders.

[ynot slow]

Feel sorry for the cops and families concerned here.We have a driver who was reported to the cops and could have been stopped maybe if manpower was available,thus preventing a tragedy.As this was not able to be prevented by the police,they then present the evidence by the book so as her lawyers couldn't get her off on a techno point,they get a conviction and a pissy sentance which doesn't reflect the crime.Police must be wondering wtf?

We had similar event in Hawera a couple of years ago,a drunk guy drove from Eltham to Hawera crossing lines,was reported to police,they saw his car outside a bar,but by the time they turned up he had gone.Next thing he smashed into a van killing 3 kids,guy gets 7 yrs or so,where's the justice at times,comparing both cases.

[scumdog]

Feel sorry for the cops and families concerned here.We have a driver who was reported to the cops and could have been stopped maybe if manpower was available,thus preventing a tragedy.As this was not able to be prevented by the police,they then present the evidence by the book so as her lawyers couldn't get her off on a techno point,they get a conviction and a pissy sentance which doesn't reflect the crime.Police must be wondering wtf?

We had similar event in Hawera a couple of years ago,a drunk guy drove from Eltham to Hawera crossing lines,was reported to police,they saw his car outside a bar,but by the time they turned up he had gone.Next thing he smashed into a van killing 3 kids,guy gets 7 yrs or so,where's the justice at times,comparing both cases.

I hear you man, I work so hard to catch the drink-drivers (especialy repeat ones) yet at Court they get fuckall.

A FIRST or SECOND offender is liable to a fine of up to $4,500 - when was the last time you saw one get a fine much above their 'blow'?
i.e. eba level of 664mcgm and they get $650 fine.

If it wasn't mandatory to be disqualifiy drink drivers for MINIMUM of six months the limp-wristed soft-cock judges would not even disqualify them that much.

At times I feel "It's not worth the bother"

Rant NOT over.

[Swoop]

If it wasn't mandatory to be disqualifiy drink drivers for MINIMUM of six months the limp-wristed soft-cock judges would not even disqualify them that much.

I wonder what percentage then go and bleat to [another] judge that they have been hard done by and need a work licence?
Back on the road again...

[Daffyd]

OK ... let's stop the calls for capital punishment. If the legal system in NZ was the same as the one in Iran, I'm sure you lot would be complaining just as hard. Actually, you wouldn't be complaining as you'd be too scared to say anything in case the Police turned up to take you to Aden prison - a place one generally leaves in a bodybag - for daring to criticise the regime.

Capital punishment is wrong, whatever the crime, and certainly wrong for drink driving causing death.

But this doesn't excuse the laughable joke that is the sentence given to this woman. What I'm trying to understand though, is how agoraphobia - a fear of open spaces - is a valid excuse for not going to jail. Claustrophobia I could understand (almost), but if I was an agoraphobic, the knowledge that I was not going to have to go outside and see a horizon or an open sky for the next 5 years would be a great relief, not a punishment.

Sounds like another judge with his head far too far up the (well-perfumed and polished) arse of the PC brigade.

Wot he said...in a nutshell. BURN HER!