On 15 Jan, 20:03, "John Clayton" <
[email protected]>
wrote:
> > In my view the man must make reparation to his victim, either by nursing
> > him (or providing a surrogate nurse from his own income) or by carrying
> > out appropriate community service for a very considerable period of time..
> > Given the scant information on the criminal (e.g., broken ASBO, failing to
> > stop at scene, 8 cans of lager...) it seems unlikely that he would
> > undertake any such reparations without constant and expensive supervision.
>
> > It therefore seems that a fairly token period of prison time, as
> > determined by the judge, is the best we can do at the moment (and piously
> > hope it may have a sobering influence). More importantly, we must tryto
> > ensure he never acts in the same way again, by imposing a life driving
> > ban.
>
> > Brian G
>
> A life driving ban in these circumstances is necessary. Sadly creeps like
> this will drive and drive again.
> We need more imagination in punishment, we need our government to consider
> fairly preventable crimes like this instead of the vain, press conscious
> empty posturing we've had for years now.
>
> John
In July 2003 James Foster was tragically killed in a road traffic
accident. He was on a bicycle, an experienced cyclist, killed by
coincidence outside the bike shop that he worked on Essex Road, London
N1.
The driver, Sabrina Harman (24 of Apprentice Way, Clarence Road,
London E5), when breathalised was found to be over the legal limit.
Later examination of the skid asseses a speed of approximately 47 -
55mph (in an area with a 30mph limit). Sabrina has a previous
conviction for drink driving,On 21 June 2001, she was in court for
drink driving, fined £190 and disqualified for one year.
She was given 21 months' gaol sentence and disqualified from driving
for three years. She will serve half the sentence and be on license
for the remainder of the time. She appeared to smile as the sentence
was passed.
Sabrina was speeding, drunk, unlicensed, uninsured and driving with a
previous drink driving conviction just two years earlier for which she
was fined and disqualified from driving for one year.
This time she had a learner driver passenger and she ran down and
killed an innocent cyclist through her criminal negligence.
In these circumstances, a car is a dangerous weapon.
For all these simultaneous offences, she received 21 months custodial
sentence and merely a three-year driving ban - almost spent by the
time her sentence is over.
Family and friends now ask: * After so much time and effort was put
into collecting evidence for the prosecution, why was so little effort
made to present it? *
Why was James- life not acknowledged in the court? *
What more could Sabrina have done to be disqualified from ever
legally driving again?
http://www.deter.org.uk/consequence.php