http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Todays example of rubbishly lenient judiciary en Sun, 17 May 2026 17:37:15 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376571 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:49:25 +0000 gembo 376571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Killed a Mason? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376568 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:57:41 +0000 CocoShepherd 376568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>As a counterpoint, here is an example of someone actually getting the full 14 years for death by dangerous driving. </blockquote></p> <p>Wonder what they did to deserve that... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376532 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:19:19 +0000 MediumDave 376532@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/15-year-sentence-drug-dealer-who-killed-cyclist-310241" rel="nofollow">https://road.cc/content/news/15-year-sentence-drug-dealer-who-killed-cyclist-310241</a></p> <p>As a counterpoint, here is an example of someone actually getting the full 14 years for death by dangerous driving. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376525 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:42:41 +0000 Dave 376525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just to note that although the judge said he would have "normally" let him off lightly, presumably because of the speed in this case he gave him almost double the points and ten times higher fine. The sentencing remarks do seem mangled though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376524 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:41:50 +0000 neddie 376524@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mr Moron meets Mr Magoo or Mr Smombie. What could go wrong? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376523 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:16:20 +0000 mcairney 376523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At 100mph he would mostly likely have became 'the late Mr Moron' ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376522 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:39:42 +0000 neddie 376522@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A complete word-salad from the Judge.</p> <p>There's no way "being late for your mother" is an excuse for speeding. He would have been very late had he got in a crash, possibly never seeing his mother again... or other people never seeing their mothers again... go figure </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376520 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:48:30 +0000 mcairney 376520@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't fully understand this sentence:<br /> 'District Judge Magill said in "normal circumstances" he would give Moron a £65 fine and three penalty points, but added: "That can’t happen here."</p> <p>"You have a clear record and there was a reason why you were rushing. It’s not an excuse but at least there was a reason behind what you were doing," he said.'</p> <p>It reads like the circumstances made the sentence harsher not more lenient? Also not going to make any comments along the lines of nominal determinism. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376518 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:26:43 +0000 CocoShepherd 376518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes but There Was A Reason </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376508 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:59:44 +0000 acsimpson 376508@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely if it isn't deliberate that would make it careless driving. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21610#post-376507 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:22:14 +0000 CocoShepherd 376507@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>Man doing 100mph not deliberately speeding, says judge</blockquote></p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwywjjv4xz5o" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwywjjv4xz5o</a> </p>