>>> So, instead of convicting the driver who did the actual killing, the
>>> father, who has already suffered the agony of his daughter's death due
>>> to his negligence, is now convicted of manslaughter no less.
>>> Manslaughter is rarely if ever used for killer motorists, instead they
>>> get the lesser charge of careless or dangerous driving, presumably
>>> because killing on our roads is so common it has led to widespread
>>> complacence. This sentence merely confirms yet again the widespread
>>> disparity in law between road killings and other sorts of killings.
>>> What is needed is a new offence, 'Not being able to stop in time',
>>> which is a result of always driving much too fast.
>>> "The father of a seven-year-old girl who died when her quad bike and a
>>> Range Rover crashed was charged with manslaughter by gross neglect
>>> today for allowing her to ride on a public road.
>>> Elizabeth Cooke was killed on Boxing Day near her family's home in
>>> Blackmore, Essex. The accident occurred while her father, 46-year-old
>>> Gary, was driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle in front of Elizabeth and
>>> her brother Jack, 10, who were on separate quad bikes.
>>> Elizabeth collided with an oncoming Range Rover driven by a 28-year-
>>> old woman, who was initially held by police but not charged with a
>>> crime. The girl's father was also arrested last year but freed on bail
>>> while police conducted an investigation..."
>>> More:
>>>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/23/ukcrime1?gusrc=rss&feed=netw...
>>> --
>>> UK Radical Campaigns
>>>
www.zing.icom43.net
>>> One man's democracy is another man's regime.
> Somebody in charge of a dangerous machine in a public place, who
> allows it to go out of control and kill someone, can hardly be
> described as 'innocent'.
>
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>
http://www.worldcarfree.net/
> Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.
>
