Hit and run driver who said car was stolen faces jail

A post from Minty on another similar story:
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posted by Minty [22 posts] 12th July 2013 - 16:

I am speechless!

failed to stop after the accident

Accident? Oh well, that's fine then. Thanks Sarah. Not a collision, crash, smash, incident, just an accident, one of those things.

"It was decided not to prosecute the killing because cyclists are second class citizens whose lives are worthless and anyway the Crown Prosecution Service is staffed by talentless fuckwits who aren't smart enough to put a case together, because let's face it, if they were they'd be working in law firms."

Add to the list of names Offer the MP's a blank written expenses receipt and then see if they can intervene and do something about this as they seem to do very f@#*ing little if you ask them to do it normally.

Presumably the person in charge of this case at the CPS had the sun in his eyes when he decided not to bring charges for the cyclist's death. Or someone stole his case files and made the decision for him. Either that, or they have been told that prosecuting everyone who kills or seriously injures someone on the roads would be like putting every officer in the German army on trial after WW3, and the required safety measures to prevent the carnage would cripple our car-dependent economy, so unless someone causes a 15-car pileup then pisses on the graves of their victims, or is cheeky to a judge, then they should be given as much slack as possible.

How do the CPS sleep at night?

I give up - I really do!!!

What does a criminal have to do to a cyclist before the law prosecutes them to its fullest extent, makes an example out of them and goes some way toward reassuring us cyclists that, yes, the law actually is on our side?????

This b'stard killed a young kid, lied about it, shamefacedly ran off like the coward he is and now will get a lenient sentence for a life that he stole from a young kid.

Now I don't know the facts - whose fault was it? Was the youngster to blame? Or was it pure driver error, drunkenness, or what?

But the sentence surely has to be - a massive fine of £000s, driving ban of two years, test to be retaken, a year in prison - at the very least - and the threat of another strike and you're out - harm, hurt, injure or kill any other cyclist at any future time and you will be banned from driving for life.

But the guy is probably on benefits, with his whole life being paid for out of the public purse - that's yours and my taxes. Fine him and he won't pay - few ever do. Did he have tax and insurance on his car? Most don't. Ban him and he'll still drive - most do.

And there you have it. We ride in a world that simply doesn't give a shit. Not about cyclists and very little about anything else. Themselves is their only obsession. Respect for others, dignified behaviour, care and concern - where is that?

Appalling ignorance is absolutely EVERYWHERE and it is most certainly behind the wheels of many cars and their arsehole drivers that I encounter on the roads.

How can you possibly reason with a shithead who behaves with such grossly inhuman insensitivity?

And the law doesn't ever seem to want to. Not ever. The mandate to the law makers is crystal clear - MAKE THE SENTENCE FIT THE GRAVITY OF THE CRIME!!!! And help save the world from shitheads.

These stories depress me beyond belief. The CPS should be taken to court to explain the decision not to prosecute the initial incident. The police should be taken to court to explain what exactly they "investigated" for 6 months. The driver hit someone and left the scene, not bothering to find out how bad they injured the cyclist. What if they could have been saved? Why is it not manslaughter to start with? Disgraceful showing as usual from the "justice" department. Sadly it won't be the last.

Any death caused while a crime is being committed, or which has taken place within the bounds of a later crime (in this case perverting the course) should be treated as a capital crime and the perpetrator should face life in prison. The CPS should no longer have any choice in the matter.

Words fail me, but obviously not as much as the CPS is failing decency honesty etc etc

This is a shameful example of how cynical the judicial system is. It's obviously cheaper, easier and more certain to get a conviction for perverting the course of justice than killing another road user. The defendant should be prosecuted and penalised for both offences – not losing his licence is an outrage.

Clearly lying is a more serious crime than killing someone.