detained for four years

is being detained for 4 years,enough punishment for a 15 year old,for causing the death of 5 people.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42829783

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No ... it comes nowhere near sufficient 'time for the crime'.

The car was split in two the crash was that lethal.
He fled the scene.
Five people died.

Do these judges realise how daft they sound when they also sentence ... and disqualified from driving for seven years and three months .

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Hi

I agree with Morti.

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the disqualified from driving for x number of years always seems silly to me,to.

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Yet another case of the punishment not fitting the crime...I suppose His age had something to do with it...what exactly does being detained mean?

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Not long enough had the victims been innocent?

The "victims" were taking part in a crime.....all lovely people apparently, apart from being crooks, that is.

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I'm afraid I agree with tpin, if they were innocent throw the book at him, but they were all in it together, possibly encouraging him to speed ?

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A couple of the deceased were 24 years old ..so in that respect they should have known better.
But at 15 so should the teenager. He was old enough to understand the enormity of what he was doing, driving at 88 mph in a built up area ... and it was he that was behind the wheel.

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What I can't understand is how anyone with a functioning brain would get in a car with a 15 year old behind the wheel
Also how did he survive to walk away from such a catastrophic crash.

Some driving offences deserve a lifetime ban, that might help to concentrate minds a little.

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Maybe he was the only one wearing a seat belt?