another 'roll your eyes' judgement

[davidc4430]

sometimes i just wonder what planet our judges live on.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-25/chinese-national-jailed-after-killing-grandmother-11yo-girl/80...

5 and a half years for killing 2 people!

just what value is a life in australia today?

this cretin should be in prison for 20 years on each count, as to why he fronted up voluntarily, advice from lawyers would be my guess. 'put your hands up mate get a reduced sentence your going to prison regardless might as well get a discount'

[icyfroth]

I get where you're coming from Dave, but under the circumstances I think it was fair judgement.

It was after all an accident, not premeditated, no intent.

[davidc4430]

he was doing over 40km per hour over the 80km speed limit with plenty of signs telling him that, nope, hang him IMO

thats not an accident, thats an on purpose

[go-tazz]

Vehicular manslaughter is what it used to be called and it used to carry a minimum sentence of 7 years,(that's for

any death caused by someone driving a vehicle).

As he ignored the 80 km signs to me it's no longer accidental and it should be classified as deliberate,(if he had

been doing the speed limit the accident wouldn't have happened).

That makes it his deliberate fault and it's about time the courts started treating it as such,(and started imposing

a heavier sentence).

[davidc4430]

and how exactly do foriegn visitors get permission to drive on our roads?

do they have to pass a written test to show they know our road rules and then have a test with a licenced tester on the road to prove they can actually drive?

or is it just a rubber stamp because they hold a drivers license from some other country?

[myoclon1cjerk]

I'm not totally sure,but I think if they hold an OS licence they can get a permit here. Just be careful about putting your foot on a zebra crossing before they come to a halt. I'm sure some of them are lacking in the peripheral vision department.

[icyfroth]

I'm not sure about Australia but anywhere I was overseas, England, Germany, my Australian licence was always accepted.

[*tippy*toes*]

The Indians can buy a truck licence for around $1,300 as soon as they get off the plane. I'd image citizens of other countries would have a similar set up for their fellow countrymen when they arrive. If you think I'm joking about the truck licences, ask any NSW RTA/RMS inspector. They're sick to death of them. As soon as they shut one group down, a new one starts up.

[lyndal1838]

If you are going to be doing a lot of driving in foreign countries you should get an international licence but for a limited time you can use your Australian one.

I believe foreigners have 6 months before they need to get an Australian licence.

[village_person]

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@icyfroth wrote:

It was after all an accident, not premeditated, no intent.

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I hope you're not suggesting that the "accident" part of the saga was when this idiot's right leg, acting on its own, slammed down hard on the go pedal. Or perhaps his eyes refused to check his speedo.