Police charge woman stranded for two days after crash

[imdying]

Bad day mate? - But she didn't run over a toddler.

Not at all, I spent last night putting a bike together and didn't have a chance to reply till then... by that time, quite a collection of dribble needed answering.

[imdying]

Yeah, perhaps a poor choice of words when I asked "What's the point in charging her, or anyone for a mistake?" however I did clarify my intent in the next sentence, which you also quote.

So in a case such as this, what purpose is served by further punisment?

Your next sentence makes an assumption (that she'd learn from the experience) that has been proven unreliable in the past, Which is how we got to the law, charge, prosecuting deal in the first place. The police are obliged to charge someone driving negligently (and as they've investigated and come to that conclusion, we have no real cause to doubt the product of that investigation). That's their job, that's what we pay them to do. Judges decide whether she's guilty or not, that's we pay them to do.

Regardless,

The bleeding hearts should wait for the verdict, and bitch about the conviction then if it doesn't suit their romantic sympathies. Those same people should probably consider how much they contributed to building a society that would on the other hand slay those same policeman if she hadn't have been charged, and later went on to commit an even worse driving offence, possibly killing or injuring someone seriously.

Society wants a police force that's accountable to every tiny mistake they make, fine, but don't bitch about it when they do their jobs exactly as they're supposed to.

[imdying]

Yeah she could have, so please enlighten me, how will charging her with careless change that? Either for the past, present or the future?

If nothing else, it gives a judge the chance to force a retest of her license. If she can drive sufficiently well to get it back, that's fine, at least some attempt at removing a possibly unsuitable driver from the roads was made.

[Biff]

she was fat, she deserved it.

the 2 days probably did her good and added a few days to her life.

Ever seen the filum Alive ?

They could have lasted for months. They may have struggled for fries though. And Diet Coke,

[sAsLEX]

No pedantics please - she screwed up, she hurt somebody, she could have killed YOU with her carelessness!

Careless Use: 'Driving in a manner a normal prudent motorist would not'

News just to hand.

The accused finding the idea of being charged not to her taste has taken the law back to parliament to have it changed to make her actions legal!

[Edbear]

I think one can safely assume that driving off the road into a ditch isn't the actions of a prudent motorist.

'Cept when one comes around a blind corner and there's some dumb bunny stopped in the middle of the road! Had nowhere else to go that day!

PS. Good post!

[Grahameeboy]

No pedantics please - she screwed up, she hurt somebody, she could have killed YOU with her carelessness!

Careless Use: 'Driving in a manner a normal prudent motorist would not'

Okay.........................nut 'normal prudent' in NZ..!!

[inlinefour]

You have GOT to fucken joking.......

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectid=10406462

The woman was driving outside the conditions and caused the accident, pretty easy to see careless driving there. Cannot see why you have a problem with it eh.

[Grahameeboy]

The woman was driving outside the conditions and caused the accident, pretty easy to see careless driving there. Cannot see why you have a problem with it eh.

I know where yah coming from, just my way of thinking is that it is the intention, like you know you are driving in a careless manner and continue as oppose to human error..............

[imdying]

'Cept when one comes around a blind corner and there's some dumb bunny stopped in the middle of the road! Had nowhere else to go that day!

Over top of the bunny I've done a couple of cats on smaller bikes, I figure the SV can stomp a bunny. Some of those big hares down south might knacker me though

[Grahameeboy]

Over top of the bunny I've done a couple of cats on smaller bikes, I figure the SV can stomp a bunny. Some of those big hares down south might knacker me though

SV's rule.................

[Grahameeboy]

'Cept when one comes around a blind corner and there's some dumb bunny stopped in the middle of the road! Had nowhere else to go that day!

PS. Good post!

Intresting point..what would the Police do in that situation?

[inlinefour]

I know where yah coming from, just my way of thinking is that it is the intention, like you know you are driving in a careless manner and continue as oppose to human error..............

my way of thinking is that human error is careless...

[Grahameeboy]

my way of thinking is that human error is careless...

Your a 'ard man IL4................but respect your view............

[Ixion]

Intresting point..what would the Police do in that situation?

Prolly crash.

But the correct answer is "Always drive so as to be able to stop safely in the clear hazard free road visible ahead"

So , if you can't see what's around the bend - slow down.