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Originally Posted by Osem
... it's hard to justify someone getting off a serious charge just because of one.
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It happens. Full stop. Therefore, the form filler should be extremely careful.
If I lost a friend to a drunk driver who was later released because someone forgot to fill in a field on a form, I would be angry at
two people.
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Originally Posted by Derek S
Never made a spelling or typing mistake in your life then. |
All the time. But my mistakes don't let criminals off the hook.
Even worse; this sort of thing should never happen:
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...Last week charges were dropped against company executive Jon Bradshaw who was found by his crashed car with more than four times the legal blood-alcohol level in his system. Under cross-examination the arresting officer admitted he had tested a sample of Mr Bradshaw's blood without his consent, while he was unconscious.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/4547216.stm