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Originally Posted by injuneer
Yes, it's strange that the attitude towards motoring offences invariably tends to be on the side of leniency, even where it's evident an offence was committed. Half the time the people who commit the offences shouldn't be on the road at all, no tax, no insurance, drunk and they still get a light sentence!
We must value our right to drive more than someone's life.  |
I'm not sure that all motoring offences are treated leniently. In fact, a lot of them are heavily penalised. But the fact is that is only the case when it is a monetary punishment. All too often in this country, people are hit with heavy fines for the slightest offence; but, as the story shows, when somebody is killed it doesn't get anything like the severe penalty that it merits.
If it proves anything, it's that this country is now all about how than can scr*w people for money. The driver who kills someone gets a fine; the lady who doesn't pay her Council Tax goes to prison
