New Posts For Thread: drunk driver kills woman sleeping in tent , sentancedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentancedpissed and drunk, no insurance or anything decided to go round the campsite driving into tents in middle of night injures 3 people and kills 1{ id say murders 1} , just been sentenced to just over 8 years , what a joke .HE WAS CHARGED WITH DEATHif i went out drunk , accidentaly hit and killed a person, would it be the same charge as what he did ?if yes, then something really wrong as he intended to injure/ kill someone, you dont do what he did without knowing the consequences.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558196757#558196757if i went out drunk , accidentaly hit and killed a person, would it be the same charge as what he did ?if yes, then something really wrong as he intended to injure/ kill someone, you dont do what he did without knowing the consequences.Wed, 23 Oct 2019 11:36:32 -0500Seems like he was only arguing the law to me, mo. I'm in no position to dispute anything he says. IF it is as he says, then sir, the law is an ass!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558193081#558193081Seems like he was only arguing the law to me, mo. I'm in no position to dispute anything he says. IF it is as he says, then sir, the law is an ass!Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:40:53 -0500To detraveller, obviously.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558193075#558193075To detraveller, obviously.Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:38:20 -0500Well, if you're saying he effectively received the maximum sentence in the circumstances, then absolutely the sentencing guidelines are too lenient. Still, if he sent a remorseful note...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558193073#558193073Well, if you're saying he effectively received the maximum sentence in the circumstances, then absolutely the sentencing guidelines are too lenient. Still, if he sent a remorseful note...Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:37:56 -0500as I have said many times before you will come out and defend the scotes and the people of the bookyet you try to deny itI am not sure why when it stares you in the faceyou youself moralize and denigrate us for our views from your ivory tower in germhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558193019#558193019as I have said many times before you will come out and defend the scotes and the people of the bookyet you try to deny itI am not sure why when it stares you in the faceyou youself moralize and denigrate us for our views from your ivory tower in germTue, 22 Oct 2019 17:24:26 -0500Note that the mitigating factors need to be considered before the consideration of reduction due to guilty plea. He gets the concession twice.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558192993#558192993Note that the mitigating factors need to be considered before the consideration of reduction due to guilty plea. He gets the concession twice.Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:18:07 -0500Max penalty is 14 years correct. Lets say he's sentenced to 14(I would say all aggravating factors are accounted for when you use the max sentence. So this renders his previous offenses useless for sentencing)Now consider mitigating factors.Admissionhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558192975#558192975Max penalty is 14 years correct. Lets say he's sentenced to 14(I would say all aggravating factors are accounted for when you use the max sentence. So this renders his previous offenses useless for sentencing)Now consider mitigating factors.AdmissionTue, 22 Oct 2019 17:13:51 -0500says in the news that he careered off the road into the campsite ,rather than drive around the campsite maliciously driving into the tents ... the news report suggests a tragic case of wrong place at wrong time while being hit by a maniac drihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558192931#558192931says in the news that he careered off the road into the campsite ,rather than drive around the campsite maliciously driving into the tents ... the news report suggests a tragic case of wrong place at wrong time while being hit by a maniac driTue, 22 Oct 2019 17:06:16 -0500Sentencing guidelines should be harsher in ALL DD cases is basically what I'm saying.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558192867#558192867Sentencing guidelines should be harsher in ALL DD cases is basically what I'm saying.Tue, 22 Oct 2019 16:55:52 -0500I disagree strongly, detraveller. Firstly, I have pretty much zero tolerance where drinking and driving is concerned. Secondly, the maximum sentence as it is is 14 years. If that's all the law says he can be sentenced to, that's what I'd have given hhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31591607/drunk-driver-kills-woman-sleeping-in-tent-sentanced?post_id=558192859#558192859I disagree strongly, detraveller. Firstly, I have pretty much zero tolerance where drinking and driving is concerned. Secondly, the maximum sentence as it is is 14 years. If that's all the law says he can be sentenced to, that's what I'd have given hTue, 22 Oct 2019 16:54:32 -0500