Drink driving update

Morba · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:46

Cuchulain said:
I don't think they give out fines along with a prison sentence, could be wrong though, she did get a complete deserved 3 year ban though.

no idea, just thought that they normally give you 2 things, 3 year ban on top is good.
She will find life a little hard with out her own transport and the little to take around.

ChrisJSY · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:46

Cuchulain said:
I wish people would read the thread properly ..

She's an alchohic AND suffers from chronic depression.

That's no excuse though. Not sure if you're using it as one for her

Zip · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:47

Why does she still have her kid if thats the case? :confused:

Sounds harsh but sounds like she needs help before she can help others

Cuchulain · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:47

ChrisJSY said:
That's no excuse though. Not sure if you're using it as one for her

No-one has excused what's she's done, especially not me.

Cuchulain · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:48

Zip said:
Why does she still have her kid if thats the case?

Sounds harsh but sounds like she needs help before she can help others

READ THE BLOODY THREAD!

Morba · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:48

Cuchulain said:
No it's not, 4 months is the max. She was told in court that if she'd been up in front of the other magistrate then she'd have been given that sentence as their child was killed by a drunk driver.

She got a little lucky then

EddScott · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:48

Mr Jack said:
How's addiction an excuse? .

Addiction is not an excuse but it is an illness which over-rides the individuals ability for rational thought.

bledd · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:49

Pilky01 said:
I agree, I find it terrible that someone would drink drive

ditto

Morba · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:49

Cuchulain said:
READ THE BLOODY THREAD!

No point getting charged up about comments like this tbh, the punishment has been given and people have horses to sit on ;]

Flukester · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:49

mglover070588 said:
EVERYONE knows the penalties for drink driving are severe.
I find it about as silly as people starting threads on 'I have been caught doing 120mph will I be ok'.

She got caught drink driving, hopefully the punishment will ensure she never does it again.
I assume the punishment involves prison as a child was in the car. The main concern is not her car, but the innocent family taken out when she veers (sp?) onto the other side of a main road or carriageway or something.

whats silly about doing 120mph ?...get to where your going faster. maybe you slow people are the silly ones for wasting your life trundling along

(though obviously your gonna be banned, should have paid more attention and not been caught)

drink driving is dumb, however, I expect a lot of people do it without realizing the morning after... I try not to drink if I know I have to drive the next day to be on safe side.

Zip · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:50

Cuchulain said:
READ THE BLOODY THREAD!

Read it.

Still other then one post saying her partner is looking after it it doesnt say why she still had it prior to her being caught drink driving? :confused:

Muffin` · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:50

Cuchulain said:
No it's not, 4 months is the max. She was told in court that if she'd been up in front of the other magistrate then she'd have been given that sentence as their child was killed by a drunk driver.

Wow, she sounds impartial.

Zip · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:51

Morba said:
No point getting charged up about comments like this tbh, the punishment has been given and people have horses to sit on ;]

Ive got a big horse to sit on when it comes to drink driving

OpenToSuggestions · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:51

Cuchulain said:
She's an alchohic AND suffers from chronic depression.

I am sure the chronic depression is due to excessive consumption of a depressent - such as alcohol.

So as an alcoholic she ALWAYS drink drives?????
(Big assumption here being that an addiction means you always have to have some, so she is pretty much always drunk).

She sounds like a real ahiever in life, you must be real proud.

Cuchulain · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:52

Muffin` said:
Wow, she sounds impartial.

I did wonder that, they were also told that if they didn't hand over a prison sentence there'd be uproar in the papers.

Cuchulain · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:54

mglover070588 said:
She sounds like a real ahiever in life, you must be real proud.

You should probably ask my parents that question, it's not like I raised her (I ignored the rest of your silly post, sorry)

OpenToSuggestions · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:57

Cuchulain said:
You should probably ask my parents that question, it's not like I raised her (I ignored the rest of your silly post, sorry)

I fail to see the sillyness of my post.
She is an alchy, so wtf was she doing even driving at all ever.
Everytime she gets in a car she is likely to be over the limit, endangering other people in the road.

Gaygle · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:58

Result!

Cuchulain · 17 Oct 2008 at 13:59

Zip said:
Snip/

You should have read that by now.

Removing for respect reasons to people involved.

Sorry, I didn't bother reading it as it was completely irrelevant.

pitchfork · 17 Oct 2008 at 14:01

No offence to you mate but it serves her right. She should've got her licence revoked and 6 months you ask me, thats a fair and rational sentence for this kind of thing to me.
You don't get in a car after drinking. Especially not with a passenger let alone a child passenger.

Thats just moronic and she needs to learn how dangerous and stupid it is.
If you're an alcoholic and suffer from chronic depression you shouldn't be on the road simple as. You shouldn't be looking after a kid either, you should be sorting yourself out.