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From: The Medway Handyman on 22 May 2010 13:43
Tony Dragon wrote:
> Doug wrote:
>> This one beggars belief!
>>
>> "Driver jailed for injuring officers in Bedfordshire
>>
>> A banned driver has been jailed for injuring two police officers in
>> Bedfordshire while trying to escape in a car he knew was stolen.
>>
>> At Luton Crown Court, Ben Moisey, 24, got 16 months and was banned
>> again from driving for two years.
>>
>> He admitted handling a stolen car, dangerous driving while
>> disqualified and without insurance, two charges of assault on police
>> and criminal damage..."
>>
>> "...The two police officers wanted to arrest Moisey, of Wesley Road,
>> Sandy, for criminal damage but were both injured when he mounted a
>> pavement and drove off at speed.
>>
>> Prosecutor Claudette Elliott said: "Both officers received injuries
>> causing them to be off work for weeks and they have suffered
>> flashbacks from the incident." ..."
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8698280.stm
>>
>> Not very serious then. Compare this to and animal rights campaigner
>> 11 years for 'conspiracy to blackmail'.
>>
>> --
>> UK Radical Campaigns.
>> http://www.zing.icom43.net
>> A driving licence is a licence to kill.
>
> What punishment would you advise Doug?

Public hanging probably.


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Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a
viable form of transport.


From: GT on 26 May 2010 05:11
"Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote in message
news:7ef65742-e582-455b-8853-ac8ac29bf7ef(a)d12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
> This one beggars belief!
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8698280.stm

Doug, what exactly 'beggared your belief'? The man injured 2 people and was
sent to prison for a year and a half accordingly. He has also been banned
from driving for 2 years. Would you prefer that he was shot?


From: Doug on 27 May 2010 13:21
On 26 May, 10:11, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message
>
> news:7ef65742-e582-455b-8853-ac8ac29bf7ef(a)d12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
>
> > This one beggars belief!
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8698280.stm
>
> Doug, what exactly 'beggared your belief'? The man injured 2 people and was
> sent to prison for a year and a half accordingly. He has also been banned
> from driving for 2 years. Would you prefer that he was shot?
>
No I would expect a much more serious penalty for someone who...

"He admitted handling a stolen car, dangerous driving while
disqualified and without insurance, two charges of assault on police
and criminal damage."

Still, its par for the course where so-called punishment of dangerous
drivers is concerned .

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http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.



From: Tony Dragon on 27 May 2010 13:50
Doug wrote:
> On 26 May, 10:11, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
>> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message
>>
>> news:7ef65742-e582-455b-8853-ac8ac29bf7ef(a)d12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> This one beggars belief!
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8698280.stm
>> Doug, what exactly 'beggared your belief'? The man injured 2 people and was
>> sent to prison for a year and a half accordingly. He has also been banned
>> from driving for 2 years. Would you prefer that he was shot?
>>
> No I would expect a much more serious penalty for someone who...
>
> "He admitted handling a stolen car, dangerous driving while
> disqualified and without insurance, two charges of assault on police
> and criminal damage."
>
> Still, its par for the course where so-called punishment of dangerous
> drivers is concerned .
>
> --
> UK Radical Campaigns.
> http://www.zing.icom43.net
> A driving licence is a licence to kill.
>
>
>

What sentence do you think that he should have got?

--
Tony Dragon
From: JNugent on 27 May 2010 13:53
Doug wrote:
> On 26 May, 10:11, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
>> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message
>>
>> news:7ef65742-e582-455b-8853-ac8ac29bf7ef(a)d12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> This one beggars belief!
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8698280.stm
>> Doug, what exactly 'beggared your belief'? The man injured 2 people and was
>> sent to prison for a year and a half accordingly. He has also been banned
>> from driving for 2 years. Would you prefer that he was shot?
>>
> No I would expect a much more serious penalty for someone who...
>
> "He admitted handling a stolen car, dangerous driving while
> disqualified and without insurance, two charges of assault on police
> and criminal damage."
>
> Still, its par for the course where so-called punishment of dangerous
> drivers is concerned .

Handling stolen goods would not normally attract an immediate custodial
sentence except in cases of obvious recidivism. Even assault on police and
criminal damage are not automatically matters for which a prison term will be
doled out.

That leaves the actual driving offences, which must be what the custodial is for.

Eighteen months in prison is a fair old sentence. So is two years
disqualification on release.

What do you say should have been the punishment, out of interest?
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