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A 32-year old british driver walked without a day behind bars for killing a 54-year old cyclist, despite admitting he was looking at his phone. (www.thetfordandbrandontimes.co.uk)
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[–] 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Imposing 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, Judge Bate said he had taken into account Hill's plea and gave him credit for it.

Hill was also disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to do up to 15 days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) and 300 hours unpaid work.

What do they mean by suspended for 18 months? Jail sentence will start 18 months from now? Hope the prosecutor appeal for that. What rubbish.

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  • [–] 26 points 10 months ago

    18 months probation. If he gets in any trouble during that time, he's doing 12 months. It's a joke. We have the same court rulings every week in Germany and it's just sad at this point.

    I remember a truck driver illegally cutting across a supermarket parking lot to avoid a traffic light, killing a kid, getting no punishment other than his license suspended for A SINGLE MONTH and then having the fucking audacity to fight that in appeals.

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