Cyclist mows down ped and only gets a fine

secretsam
secretsam Posts: 5,120
edited July 2008 in Commuting chat
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7496757.stm
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  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    Already debated at length. Very tragic case, very poor, sensationalist media coverage.
    This post contains traces of nuts.
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Lorry driver mows down cyclist and gets even less of a fine...
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1033754/Lorry-driver-killed-cyclist-walks-free-court-ludicrous-275-fine.html
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  • victor ludorum
    victor ludorum Posts: 310
    Sensationalist reporting mows down truth and balanced argument. The families suffer, justice is not done, fingers get pointed one way and then the next. It is all very unedifying.

    The Mail's circulation figures go up...
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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    victor ludorum wrote:
    Sensationalist reporting mows down truth and balanced argument. The families suffer, justice is not done, fingers get pointed one way and then the next. It is all very unedifying.

    The Mail's circulation figures go up...

    Nothing like proper satire :wink: You lot wanna see the rants on the musicradar site about this. :wink:
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    ..actually just remembered. saw the Mirror at work yesterday and it had the follow up to the news story in it where it said (paraphrased) "..was clocked at 23mph in the cul de sac."

    Riiigghhhttt... :roll:

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