http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Speeding driver avoids jail after killing OAP" en Fri, 22 May 2026 09:20:57 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13596#post-168584 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 09:02:42 +0000 chdot 168584@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/19/justice-secretary-chris-grayling-pledges-stiffer-sentences-for-internet-trolls" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/19/justice-secretary-chris-grayling-pledges-stiffer-sentences-for-internet-trolls</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13596#post-168548 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:25:54 +0000 gibbo 168548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When I saw this thread in the list of recent threads, I initially assumed this was an old thread from a few months ago - one about a taxi driver killing a pensioner and avoiding prison.</p> <p>This verdict is just par for the course.</p> <p>Prison isn't for killer drivers, it's for twitter trolls. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13596#post-168526 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:39:40 +0000 firedfromthecircus 168526@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our justice system is so skewed it is beyond belief.</p> <p>Twitter troll sentenced to jail for tweeting offensive 'jokes' about a murdered teacher.</p> <p>Motorcyclist sentenced to jail for exceeding 100mph on a motorway.</p> <p>Killers continually let off and no lifetime driving bans!</p> <p>What do we do to stop the madness? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13596#post-168502 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:56:17 +0000 i 168502@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps <a href="https://twitter.com/beztweets">bez</a> would be interested to know. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13596#post-168481 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:49:31 +0000 kaputnik 168481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You missed "on a wet, dark Saturday night"</p> <p>Nothing wrong with how he was driving, as far as the courts are concerned that's entirely normal behaviour punishable only by banning the offender from doing something they did regardless of the previous ban. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13596#post-168469 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:23:26 +0000 Stickman 168469@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/speeding-driver-avoids-prison-after-killing-oap-1-3575648">http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/speeding-driver-avoids-prison-after-killing-oap-1-3575648</a></p> <p>- doing 50mph in a 30mph area</p> <p>- made no attempt to brake or swerve</p> <p>- previously disqualified after four previous speeding offences</p> <p>- hadn't applied for a new license</p> <p>- was uninsured</p> <p>... But does "charity" work, so a bit of community service will do the job. Also a four-year driving ban although I don't think that will mean much to him. </p>