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Originally Posted by peanut
So you prefer a tier system based on who you are etc. Regardless of the law etc, you believe some people should be beyond the law is that correct?
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No, but in this case I'm prepared to accept the exception applied by the judge. As I understand it he needed the licence in order to be posted to Afghanistan.
He's a mechanic that repairs vehicles needed by our troops in order for them to be able to do their job. I'd rather he be out there doing what he does rather than troops having to use substandard equipment.
In my opinion on this occasion weighing up the balance he got it right.
I think a better judgement would have been to say sentence him with a defferred ban, say a 6 month ban, after, he returned from Afghanistan - I think that would have appeased everyone.