http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/mother-and-son-jailed-for-lying-about-crash-1-3562108
More serious than actually injuring someone??
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"Mother and son jailed for lying about crash"
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Posted 10 years ago #
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It does seem an extraordinary amount of effort to conceal a minor bump. If they had simply paid for the damage (as offered by the other driver) then they would have gotten away with it.
I'm with the first commenter on the story, though - at least the judge is happy to punish.
Edit: the answer to chdot's question is, of course, "no"
Posted 10 years ago # -
Both sentenced to 120 days so they serve 60 plus the extra 28 days assuming they won't have the cash for the fine.
So likely combined total of 148 days (74 each) which is an awful lot of money from tax payer
Pour encourager les autres not to try anything like this
Comments very restrained but I like how you have to actually open them now which I never will again.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Comments very restrained but I like how you have to actually open them now which I never will again.
How do you mean? They seem a little zappier than before but, functionally, it seems to work the same way as before?
Posted 10 years ago # -
Haven't looked for long time but comments used to run under the story, today they were in a side bar and I had to click a few times to open them. Just simply moving them away from underneath will bizarrely prevent me from ever opening them again unless mentioned on here but not actually quoted.
Posted 10 years ago # -
The law* seems very good at taking a dim view of those lying to it and wasting its time and in punishing them accordingly. Less so at those who may or may not have committed an offence at the helm of a motor vehicle.
* not just "the Law" as in the Police, but the whole legal system.
Posted 10 years ago # -
human nature?
7yo did something slightly naughty yesterday. i was more cross about her lying to me about it, and enlisting her small brother in said lie than about the actual thing that she did.
Posted 10 years ago # -
@kaputnik
I was in the pool for the jury on this trial;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29082364
The desire of the court to immolate the traitor in their midst was quite palpable. His gangster co-accused was just a criminal, but the individual who had betrayed the justice system and wasted their efforts...not much mercy in the air for him.
Posted 10 years ago # -
The justice system to a large extent depends on people giving evidence. If it allowed people to lie to it without fear of punishment it would be seriously undermined. Makes a lot of sense that it goes hard after perjury (or perverts of the course of justice).
Posted 10 years ago # -
Indeed it makes sense, but it could be seen as misplaced effort / priorities if offences where life/limb are threatened/injured/lost appear not to be getting equal treatment to "silk collar" crime
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