Hit And Run

[Wazza]

Originally Posted by natalie

Speaking of hit and runs, we had a horrific one in oz last week.. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=87923
A guy plowed into a group of teenagers and killed 6 of them, then I think he got out of the car and ran off leaving his 2 kids sitting in the car. It will be interesting to see what he gets for a sentence but I am sure it will be a lot more than 12 weeks.

If it's more than 5 years I'll be seriously surprised... not because I think that's fair, it's because the sentences handed out to vehicular manslaughterers in this country are a fucking disgrace...

Like that bird down here who got 3 years wholly suspended for killing a bloke riding his bike whilst she sent a text message on her phone...

Accidentally kill someone with an axe and you go to jail. Do it with a car and you're fucking golden in the eyes of the law. It makes me sick!

Make no mistake, I'm not a law and order hardliner, in fact I'm the exact opposite. But I don't think you can draw a line between the tool used. Murder is murder, and manslaughter is manslaughter, pure and fucking simple.