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Cyclist facing manslaughter charge

by brooksby
Mon, Aug 14, 2017 22:00
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/14/cyclist-charlie-alliston...

So how come this guy is facing manslaughter charges whereas if he'd been driving a car he'd be able to say the sun was in his eyes and just walk away... (probably).

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Kadenz replied to KevM | 7 years ago
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KevM wrote:

We read almost daily on here about another cyclist being killed by poor driving and drivers not being punished. One cyclist kills one pedestrian and the whole world looses their shit.

 

Let's wait for the jury's verdict, but the fact that too many drivers get away with it does not mean that a cyclist should too.

 If he's convicted of killing the pedestrian, he'll only have himself to blame and deserves no sympathy.

But of course drivers who kill cyclists (or pedestrians) should also be prosecuted too.

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oldstrath replied to Kadenz | 7 years ago
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Kadenz wrote:

KevM wrote:

We read almost daily on here about another cyclist being killed by poor driving and drivers not being punished. One cyclist kills one pedestrian and the whole world looses their shit.

 

Let's wait for the jury's verdict, but the fact that too many drivers get away with it does not mean that a cyclist should too.

 If he's convicted of killing the pedestrian, he'll only have himself to blame and deserves no sympathy.

But of course drivers who kill cyclists (or pedestrians) should also be prosecuted too.

Of course you're right,  but when drivers kill people out legal system appears to  make up trivial charges, find reasons to acquit even of these, and generally behaves as though deaths caused by drivers are just a minor consequence of our addiction.

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brooksby replied to oldstrath | 7 years ago
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oldstrath wrote:

Kadenz wrote:

KevM wrote:

We read almost daily on here about another cyclist being killed by poor driving and drivers not being punished. One cyclist kills one pedestrian and the whole world looses their shit.

 

Let's wait for the jury's verdict, but the fact that too many drivers get away with it does not mean that a cyclist should too.

 If he's convicted of killing the pedestrian, he'll only have himself to blame and deserves no sympathy.

But of course drivers who kill cyclists (or pedestrians) should also be prosecuted too.

Of course you're right,  but when drivers kill people out legal system appears to  make up trivial charges, find reasons to acquit even of these, and generally behaves as though deaths caused by drivers are just a minor consequence of our addiction.

And when a pedestrian or a cyclist is killed in an incident with a motor vehicle, it's generally only reported by the mainstream media as how badly it's affecting everyone's commute.

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