tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post117014346708157077..comments2024-03-27T21:30:35.824+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Five YearsLabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170196206317000762007-01-30T22:30:00.000+00:002007-01-30T22:30:00.000+00:00I often feel less than impressed by just spending ...<I>I often feel less than impressed by just spending a few minutes looking at 'The Law West of Ealing Broadway' blog..!</I><BR/><BR/>He's a Magistrate I think - try Crown Court or High Court with be-wigged costume drama and lawyers' lies before a barrister on the benchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170184084896747932007-01-30T19:08:00.000+00:002007-01-30T19:08:00.000+00:00Oh, there IS a funny side to this!It's just the fa...Oh, there IS a funny side to this!<BR/><BR/>It's just the fact that many people have died to make it funny that perhaps weighs down the humour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170177322294826022007-01-30T17:15:00.000+00:002007-01-30T17:15:00.000+00:00"Go spend a day in court - you will not come home ...<I>"Go spend a day in court - you will not come home impressed"</I><BR/><BR/>I have no doubt. <BR/><BR/>I often feel less than impressed by just spending a few minutes looking at 'The Law West of Ealing Broadway' blog..!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170173588973937932007-01-30T16:13:00.000+00:002007-01-30T16:13:00.000+00:00But then how did the deliberate murder of two peop...<I>But then how did the deliberate murder of two people (the husband & neighbour) & the smuggling of dope bring a lesser sentence (just to quote three of Laban's examples)...?</I><BR/><BR/>Different Judge - different Court. Go spend a day in court - you will not come home impressed....quite the opposite indeedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170172448312112752007-01-30T15:54:00.000+00:002007-01-30T15:54:00.000+00:00The issue here is "mens rea". A person who goes ou...The issue here is "mens rea". <BR/><BR/>A person who goes out to kill someone is qualitively different from someone who kills by accident. The question is to what extent to we hold someone responsible for determining their fitness to drive.<BR/><BR/>Years ago the popular sentiment was that tiredness would not only impact upon his ability to drive but also upon his ability to correctly diagnose that he was too tired to drive. The key change is that whereas years ago a driver was regarded as everyman, he is now <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2572890,00.html" REL="nofollow">regarded as an anti-social pariah</A> (at least by the commentariat).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170168430257295122007-01-30T14:47:00.000+00:002007-01-30T14:47:00.000+00:00no wonder British Muslims are demanding sharia law...no wonder British Muslims are demanding sharia law, when we cant even get our own justice system sorted out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170162521416420142007-01-30T13:08:00.000+00:002007-01-30T13:08:00.000+00:005 years was right. The other sentences were too l...5 years was right. The other sentences were too light.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170160316506611402007-01-30T12:31:00.000+00:002007-01-30T12:31:00.000+00:00"He was in charge of a motor vehicle in an unfit s...<I>"He was in charge of a motor vehicle in an unfit state, a state he should have been fully aware of."</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed, no question. <BR/><BR/>But then how did the deliberate murder of two people (the husband & neighbour) & the smuggling of dope bring a <I>lesser</I> sentence (just to quote three of Laban's examples)...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1170157062323671902007-01-30T11:37:00.000+00:002007-01-30T11:37:00.000+00:00death by dangerous driving The Test for conviction...<I>death by dangerous driving </I><BR/><BR/>The Test for conviction on this charge is high and requires two issues to be proven. The law lays down a very heavy tariff as a consequence.<BR/><BR/>He killed someone. He was in charge of a motor vehicle in an unfit state, a state he should have been fully aware of.<BR/><BR/>I think he has gotten off lightly - I should have thought a lifetime driving ban would have been addedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com