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Tuesday, June 05, 2007
A killing machine - how careless?
I find this case incredible. As far as I am concerned, it is not careless driving to be doing 55mph on the wrong side of the road whilst drunk. This in my view is dangerous driving. I fail to see why Morphey has not been charged with manslaughter for the five lives he was responsible for killing. Even if he gets the maximum sentence of ten years, that's only two years apiece for each life lost, then there is the reduction in sentence. He will probably only serve 3 years 4 months. He's a killing machine, just what we need in the Army. They will probably keep his job open for him when he is released.
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John,
Could Dangerous Driving have been the first charge on the indictment, with Careless as the second? Perhaps the prosecution accepted a guilty Careless plea...
He was originally charged with the more serious dangerous driving but the prosecution accepted a guilty plea to the lesser charge. It might save time and money, but it is not as though there was not enough evidence for the more serious charge.
Not a police officer this time. What is the tarriff for the death by dangerous driving option.
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