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Originally Posted by Moldova
THey should be able to comprehend what this man has done and how wrong it was and why therefore he deserved to be jailed.
Many people in this thread say that they would feel different when asked what would you want to happen if she was your daughter.
But because she is not their daughter they then continue to say that he should not have been jailed and try to give supposedly valid reasons why he can drive around with scant disregard for public safety at a ridiculous speed on a ordinary road.
They really need to get real as no one has the right to kill because they want the kudos of an arrest.
He killed and was found rightfully guilty in a court of law and duly sentenced to 3 years.
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As well as some on this thread actually trying to blame the child for getting herself killed.
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Originally Posted by Derek S
Yeah. Every cop gets a bonus when they get an arrest, if they manage to get two in a day they get a days extra holiday. 
It wasn't about kudos, he was doing a job, which by all accounts, he was very good at and due to a tragic combination of circumstances someone died. He never set out that day to kill someone. |
He was not doing his job in accordance to the guidelines was he? I notice you still haven't confirmed to us what those guidelines are, you know, the ACPO guidelines on pursuits.
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Yes and now he is being treated differently to other prisoners. He is being singled out for harsher treatment which regardless of your views on the conviction and sentence is not right.
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How is he being treated differently. Please show us where he has been singled out, more than any other prisoner. I wonder if you would feel as much compassion for any other criminal languishing at her Majesty's pleasure.
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Originally Posted by Derek S
No but I think sometimes the public don't realise the pressures and split second decisions that need to be made on a daily basis and will be endlessly gone over by armchair experts if you get it wrong.
It is a risky job, the same way firemen and ambulance drivers get involved in accidents when people die.
I still think his actions that night were acceptable and don't think anything anyone can say will change that. So do the vast majority of cops I know including a number of very highly trained traffic officers and driving instructors.
I don't like the verdict but I accept it. I don't like the way that the probation service changed their mind due to some bad headlines. |
And this is what worries me the most. The fact this conviction will not change anything at all. Even though the guidelines (yes, remember those) define the the terms of engagement when conducting pursuits.
FYI, I can assure you that the support amongst the police officers that I know is not widespread as you would like it to be. I also know a few driving instructors, I doubt they would veer condone such actions.