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hellymedic:
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/15015382.Tributes_paid_to_much_loved_father_and_husband_who_was_killed_in_crash/?ref=mr&lp=10

Bianchi Boy:
I struggle with this sort of case. On the one hand is my initial reaction that they should be jailed for a long time and never drive again. Then I remember that I fell off my bike the other year when I was doing no hands and hit a bump in the road. If I had been driving I could could have killed someone with that level of distraction. As a society we are very sympathetic to drivers and I feel there needs to be change in the public perception of risk. Until this happens there will be no change in the sentencing. People must start to understand that when driving you are responsible for a machine capable of killing, and as such you have significant responsibilities.

BB

Peter:
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/107534/phillip-moore-jailed-for-causing-fatal-collision-on-m6

On the face of it a comparable case - but a significantly different sentence.

SoreTween:
The difference in sentence is down to the charge he faced - dangerous vs careless driving.  The sentence range available for each is different, see the link I posted above.

The question then is why was one charged dangerous and the other careless?  It is currently to be down to the whim of the CPS, there are no definitions or guidelines.  The long promised review of motoring offences is supposed to be looking at these definitions and sentences among other things.

Peter:
Certainly!

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