mj.scuba Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 i agree. career burglars etc get away with tags and community service. this kid, while unlucky, and, yes, stupid didn't deserve, if we look at others on the streets right now, to see even a day in jail. just being made an example of, or a martyr, if people see the government/ judiciary as being petty and vindictive. He wasn't unlucky, he was very very very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddgitt Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Health and safety law is based on putting people at risk of injury, you don't have to have actually hurt people. Why not the same? I think nearly 3 years is probably a bit of a stretch though. Guess they had to send out a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 brilliant. He was highly irresponsible and his actions could easily have killed someone. He should be punished. He shouldn't get away with it because luckily it didn't hit anyone. near enough 80 percent of the thing we do on a daily basis could kill someone. should have been locked up for what he did not what he could have done, me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Nobody got hurt. He didn't hit anyone. Kill someone in your car and you get a £200 fine. The sentence is utterly absurd. Apples and oranges. You can't compare the two. He wasn't drunk. He knew what he was doing. A long sentence though, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I wonder if he'll be allowed to do a degree inside for free now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 He wasn't unlucky, he was very very very lucky. why was he very very lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Apples and oranges. You can't compare the two. He wasn't drunk. He knew what he was doing. Why not? If chucking a heavy metal thing off a roof and not hitting anyone earns 32 months, how come driving a much heavier metal thing when you can't see properly and actually crushing a woman to death gets you a £200 fine: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23886884-dead-cyclists-family-angered-by-pound-200-fine-for-lorry-driver.do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddgitt Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 why was he very very lucky? That he didn't kill someone perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 I wonder if he'll be allowed to do a degree inside for free now? In 16 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 near enough 80 percent of the thing we do on a daily basis could kill someone. should have been locked up for what he did not what he could have done, me thinks. whaaat? what do you do 80% of the time? There is a difference between accidents, deaths that occur through a lack of care (manslaughter) and throwing a heavy object from a building at a load of people (potentially murder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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