New Posts For Thread: If you were a Judge what sentence would you give?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-giveA 16 year old apprentice, who is obviously fresh out of school and knows fack all, was killed when he got caught in a lathe at work. His company was fined £150,000, so his boss was obviously guilty of a serious lack of Health and Safety application,He got six years (well, three effectively).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545620385#545620385He got six years (well, three effectively).Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:24:17 -0500Some do get jailed though. Some of them footballers - Lee Hughes, for example.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545620381#545620381Some do get jailed though. Some of them footballers - Lee Hughes, for example.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:23:37 -0500still....no jail time.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545620335#545620335still....no jail time.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:18:23 -0500In fairness TBB, there's a big difference between one motorist who goes a little crazy for a brief moment and accidentally kills somebody, and a firm that, day in and day out, pays absolutely no regard to very important H&S guidelines, and who allowshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545619567#545619567In fairness TBB, there's a big difference between one motorist who goes a little crazy for a brief moment and accidentally kills somebody, and a firm that, day in and day out, pays absolutely no regard to very important H&S guidelines, and who allowsThu, 23 Jul 2015 15:50:28 -0500^^^ also former footballer scott sellars got a suspended sentence for killing a motocyclist because he admitted he fell asleep at the wheel.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545619545#545619545^^^ also former footballer scott sellars got a suspended sentence for killing a motocyclist because he admitted he fell asleep at the wheel.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:49:17 -0500No doubt if he killed him with his car, he would have got less...http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/neath-death-crash-greg-flowers-8925478 Teaching assistant given suspended sentence for causing death by careless driving of motorcyclist inhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545619469#545619469No doubt if he killed him with his car, he would have got less...http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/neath-death-crash-greg-flowers-8925478 Teaching assistant given suspended sentence for causing death by careless driving of motorcyclist inThu, 23 Jul 2015 15:44:46 -0500I used to work for Bacofoil. The lathes, 3 of them, held steel rollers that rolled out aluminium foil, and the slightest dent meant that the whole roller had to be skimmed by thousandths of an inch. It was all done by computer, but had to be cleanedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545619003#545619003I used to work for Bacofoil. The lathes, 3 of them, held steel rollers that rolled out aluminium foil, and the slightest dent meant that the whole roller had to be skimmed by thousandths of an inch. It was all done by computer, but had to be cleanedThu, 23 Jul 2015 15:14:29 -0500When I was a kid, we went on a school trip round a huge industrial farm. The farm itself was pretty boring, but I do still remember the huge board that they had that 'commemorated' all of the child workers who had been killed in horrible accidents onhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545618663#545618663When I was a kid, we went on a school trip round a huge industrial farm. The farm itself was pretty boring, but I do still remember the huge board that they had that 'commemorated' all of the child workers who had been killed in horrible accidents onThu, 23 Jul 2015 14:51:28 -0500I'm not sure it's really something you want to think about too hard PaE..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545618599#545618599I'm not sure it's really something you want to think about too hard PaE..Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:47:07 -0500Ok, i googled this one. Now i see how. (not the kid, but makes the point). http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?3124-Machinist-gets-Sucked-through-lathe-Don-t-click-if-you-don-t-want-to-seehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30552599/if-you-were-a-judge-what-sentence-would-you-give?post_id=545618091#545618091Ok, i googled this one. Now i see how. (not the kid, but makes the point). http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?3124-Machinist-gets-Sucked-through-lathe-Don-t-click-if-you-don-t-want-to-seeThu, 23 Jul 2015 14:08:57 -0500