Was this a fair sentence??? This guy's an absolute idiot!

It would definitely be one and the same Lash. I picked up this article on the Australian Yahoo News site. A MINIMUM OF 5 - 7 years definitely sounds more justified to me as well, but I would hope for even longer to be honest. There is no need for me to guess the word you wished to use either and I could not agree more. It is all over the place and examples of people need to be made if they ever wish to deter behavious like this. Thanks for the response.

i thought you had posted another one eariliar this day.maybe i was wrong.excuse me i am growing old.

I thought you may have been growing too fast riya. No problem, I will type louder in future just to be sure you can hear me OK then.

Posting spree? It's just the one discussion posted today as per usual and me keeping up with the one from yesterday as well! I am having an interesting time trying to keep up and multi-task at the same time though, but hey, I'm up for it! lol. I doubt this guy will improve himself at all. Why would you when you can get off so easily for acts such as this one? He was already on parole for something else so is used to the pirson system already. It will be a walk in the park for him and then out he comes to do even more damage in the future. It's disheartening really. Precedents need to be set and this sentence was wide of the mark. Thanks for the response riya.

You are correct. He will not even care about his license, he will just keep on driving without any documents. I also believe it was a small punishment, seeing it like that.

I do think he should have been locked up for far longer than a year or so, but without knowing his history I am not sure if I can agree with life behind bars just yet to be honest! I am still so very suprised that he did not injure anyone or even himself. He is one extremely lucky person on that front, but there is no question that he deserves to be punished far more harshly than he was. Thanks for the response angemac.

I guess when you look at it in this way you are right Monkeyrose. Says a lot about sentencing laws in general though doesn't it? Thanks for the response and for that new perspective.

I believe Canada and Australia share similar judicial structures actually. The whole process of law has become like a business really. All you need are good tactics and lawyers or lots of money and what's right or fair doesn't seem to matter. Sad on so many levels.

yah I know what you mean. Sentencing in general is pretty wacky. I live in Canada and from what I've heard our sentencing is less then american in general.

I was just thinking..if they would put any of the blame on their own shoulders if he gets out and does this again but ends up hurting or killing someone. I doubt they would.He must have had one hell of a attorney.

This is the problem, all it takes to beat the law in many instances is a damn good lawyer! I'll be absolutely amazed if this idiot doesn't commit more crimes when he's released and I can assure you that no one will accept any responsibility for that either.

True that! A repeat offender, a complete disregard for the lives of those around him..... And that's all he gets??? I reckon he'll be driving again too because this sentence certainly didn't send him any reality checks! I've often read of cases where people get off lightly like this and it just makes no sense at all. Thanks for the response Becca.

And it SHOULD count, I agree totally. Just because he didn't hurt anyone shouldn't be considered at all. If anything, he was LUCKY and that's it. He's already shown that taking away his licence isn't going to stop him; and now that he's received such a light sentence, there's been no message sent to him at all. He'll more than likely reoffend, I'd put money on it. Justice is blind should maybe be changed to "Justice defies logic" instead. lol. Thanks for the response cyberfluf.

I couldn't agree more suruchi. Sentencing can be an absolute joke at times and often defies logic. Thanks for the response.

The law should at least be more strict in terms of acknowledging all factors and a person's previous behaviours! Having access to money and therefore the best of the best in lawyers is a definite advantage too, but logic should still prevail. Strong messages need to be sent to offenders and to others that have the potantial to go down a similar path, but in this case, there were certainly no strong examples made. It's disgusting really. Thanks for the response hiddenwing.

It certainly is sharra. This guy could have killed someone as you have rightfully pinted oput yourself; and I am amazed that he didn't. He was on parole for another offence at the time too. It's pathetic really and makes it hard to have faith in the justice system at all. I wish they would make every effort possible to make very public examples of idiots like this rather than allow savvy lawyers to plea bargain. Thanks for your comments.

Yes, I agree that the laws are different from country to country. This was in Australia, but as far as I am concerned, any country that lets someone off so lightly as they have in this case, really needs to revise their sentencing laws. It was a ridiculous punishment in my opinion. Thanks for the response James_fan.

I think you have actually managed to be quite kind with the word you just used to describe law! Both of the cases you have just given are yet another clear cut example of an absolute and utter lack of logic. How the heck do people get away with stuff like this?? You read about stories like these on one hand; and then stories about a man who burglarizes getting 20+ years on the other..... A vehicle IS a lethal weapon and when people abuse them in this manner then an example of them needs to be made. Full stop. It is beyond pathetic to see how easily lawyers can tap dance around the law like this; and even more disheartening when you realize that the base sentencing laws are even MORE flawed. Thanks for the response wanderer.

Exactly right SaintAnne. This idiot obviously doesn't give a toss about what's riught and what's wrong so why would abother year in jail be of any concern? It's absolutely ridiculous. And to top it all off, I read a news story today about a man who received 24 years in jail for BURGLARY! Makes no sense at all. He will offend again once he's out, I guarantee it. And thanks for the update on the murder case too. I read something similar in another discussion but there were no further details. This whole thing is becoming more and more intriguing as it goes along. I am happy to see that the gag order isn't stopping info being shared too as I am keen to see where this leads. No matter which way you lean so far, there is no question that this is one messed up kid. Thanks for the response and the update on the case too. If you ever read or hear more in the future, I'd love for you to share it.

PS - I caught a short segment about that kid in one of your discussions. I guess he was being spanked for doing bad things or not doing things and he kept count of the number of spankings he got. Once that number get to a thousand then that was it for him. That's what the kid said according to reports but now they're saying that such revelation may not be used at all since the kid keeps changing his stories and that they talked to him initially without a lawyer present.