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| Thread ID: 103511 | 2009-09-26 06:46:00 | Just in case anyone was wondering... | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
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| 814139 | 2010-02-17 02:34:00 | You heard it here first. 6 months loss of licence and $1000 reparation for each victim. Pathetic. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 814140 | 2010-02-17 02:46:00 | I read a statement to the media outside court - should be on the radio now and TV tonight... (TV3 & Campbelllive, I think). Greenstone Pictures who produce the Serious Crash Unit program were there too - the aftermath of the crash back in September and the Court case today should be part of an episode later in the year. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 814141 | 2010-02-17 03:13:00 | Man that sucks big time causing that much carnage and getting a pathetic fine and disqualification period. That judges needs his arse removed from the bench, blardy chicks get away with murder. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 814142 | 2010-02-17 06:20:00 | That's disgusting it's just a slap with a wet lettuce leaf. If she had damaged a house then she would have got more. When my father was still a paramedic in the UK before retirement he always maintained that in the eyes of must judges property and goods were worth more than people. I understand now where he was coming from with that statement | gary67 (56) | ||
| 814143 | 2010-02-17 07:58:00 | You heard it here first. 6 months loss of licence and $1000 reparation for each victim. Pathetic. What would you have thought would have been a reasonable outcome ? |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 814144 | 2010-02-17 08:03:00 | Fine her a $1000 for each one she missed | Phil B (648) | ||
| 814145 | 2010-02-17 08:15:00 | Fine her a $1000 for each one she missed Charming - I wonder if you'd feel differently if it was a friend/relative of yours hit by a car? Based on your comments I doubt it though. :groan: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 814146 | 2010-02-17 08:19:00 | lol.. I don't know anyone silly enough to ride a bike on the road. You ride 2 abreast in a busy traffic area, you deserve what you get | Phil B (648) | ||
| 814147 | 2010-02-17 08:53:00 | As I understand it, the sentence is based on the 'accident' itself, rather than the consequences for, for lack of a better word, the victims . This is why the judge thought this to be on the 'low end' of seriousness (that and the fact that she had written character references portraying her in a good light) . It seems that not stopping at a stop sign is a minor offence . @ Twelvevolts - What I would like to have seen is more recognition of the consequences of her actions on the guys that got hit and the hell she has put them all through and taking these consequences into account when setencing . No amount of money would wipe away the last 4 months, but it seems to be the only measure that society currently has - and it appears that life and limb are not valued particularly highly . I speculate that her savings ($8000, as per her lawyer), would not have even covered one person's out of pocket expenses, let alone four . So to get an award of $1000 each is just plain insultng . I was involved in a hit and run (as the "hittee") a few years ago - same charge levelled at the perpetrator - Careless Driving Causing Injury - plus a Failing to Stop . I claimed close to $7000 in reparations (and was awarded it, and was paid it) . The guy that hit me was a professional, earning a good living, and although I was shocked that the judge described my claim as "substantial", it appears that one of the criteria for awarding reparation is the ability of the accused to pay . It should not be so . Her actions have had consequences . She should "pay the piper", even if it means she is in debt for the rest of her life . This penalty does not send any message to New Zealand motorists that human lives are at stake when they get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle . She has not even proffered an apology - except for some (weasel) words via her lawyer in October and similar via the police a little earlier . Nothing personal . She has offered to meet the guys, but as you can imagine that isn't being met with any real enthusiasm at present - pain and memories still too raw . And no apparent remorse - although she did appear to tear up when Greg's injuries were described to the court . @ Phil_B: **** off! They were NOT riding two abreast - they were single file and wearing hi-vis vests . And besides that, it is legal to ride two abreast, so long as traffic is not being held up . I sincerely hope you do not hold a New Zealand Driver's Licence and actively drive on the road if you are that ignorant of the rules . If you do have a licence, I recommend you catch a bus to the nearest Police Station tomorrow and turn it in . |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 814148 | 2010-02-17 09:02:00 | And besides that, it is legal to ride two abreast, so long as traffic is not being held up. You wanna try the above. The world would be a happier place if cyclists didn't think they owned it |
Phil B (648) | ||
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