The BT Sport pundit and ex-Liverpool striker jailed for 10 weeks

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Yep, it always a slight surprise to me that people in such positions think it won't happen to them. I'm thinking things wouldn't have gone so bad if he'd taken the breath test...
 
I don’t feel sympathy for anyone drinking and driving, just another classless mug who likely thought his past fame and fortune would get him out of any serious consequences.
 
TonTom said:
Usual rubbish from the BBC repeated by the resident spambot.
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In exactly what way "rubbish" repeated by the BBC?
Did Saunders not fail to agree to a breath test?
Did Saunders not plead guilty?
Was the Judge wrong in his description of Saunders as an arrogant man?
Was the deterrent sentence of someone in the public eye unreasonable?​
Were the BBC responsible for any of this?
 
stockhausen said:
In exactly what way "rubbish" repeated by the BBC?
Did Saunders not fail to agree to a breath test?
Did Saunders not plead guilty?
Was the Judge wrong in his description of Saunders as an arrogant man?
Was the deterrent sentence of someone in the public eye unreasonable?​
Were the BBC responsible for any of this?
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he's probably referring to the Liverpool bit. which is a fair enough statement to make. saunders only played 1 season, from memory for Liverpool. but i guess, they being the most famous club he pulled on boots for, it makes sense to use their name to draw more attention to the story.
 
Lakeland said:
Jail and 2.5yr ban, seems like a harsh punishment compared to what other people seem to get for the same offence.
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Sentencing for refusing to provide a sample is as tough as sentencing for the highest level of excess alcohol while driving (with a starting point of 12 weeks' custody). Most excess alcohol cases featured in the media involve far less alcohol, where custody isn't an option.

Immediate custody is unusual for a first time offender (which may or may not be relevant here) but being an arrogant sod is a good way to talk yourself out of a suspended sentence. You can plead not guilty and test the prosecution case without being a pillock.
 
Lakeland said:
I read the whole article before posting my response.
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Then I'm not sure why you thought it was harsh. The Judge said,
"Throughout these proceedings you have shown yourself to be arrogant, thinking you are someone whose previous and current role in the public eye entitles you to be above the law.

"In fact the opposite is true - someone in the public eye should expect a deterrent sentence when they flout the law."
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A deterrent sentence is more harsh/severe than a 'standard' sentence.
 
And yet people continue to pay through the nose for services like BT Sport/Sky to keep old has beens like this in the public eye and Audi A8s.
 
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