We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'review the
sentencing for causing death by dangerous driving where more
than one life is lost in one incident'
Two women both aged 48 lost there lifes on the 26th August
2009.They had been out for there annual meal with two other
friends. They were pulling out of a junction when they were hit
by a very very fast stolen car doing upto 80mph. The driver was
3 times over the drink drive limit and was trying to escape
from a police officer. The driver before the crash had been
driving extremly dangerous down a road with lots of bends and
double white lines in the middle of the road. On the way down
an off duty police officer was nearly wiped out by the
driver.One of women the died at the scene and the other women
died on arrival to hospital. The driver tried to escape from
the scene but the quick thinking single handed police officer
arrested him and the passanger. The driver pleaded guilty to
causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of
drink and aggrevated vechial taking. For this he received
12years for 2 innocent lifes that he took away. This law needs
reviewing and sentencing in cases like these need to be given a
sentence for each life not just one sentence for 2 or more
lifes lost.
I have spent this week researching similar cases to better understand the systemic gaps in our current sentencing guidelines. The correspondence I receive from families who have endured similar tragedies reminds me why this review is necessary. I will continue to press the Prime Minister for an acknowledgement of this proposal.
December 1, 2009
The momentum behind this petition continues to grow as more people recognize the necessity of reforming these sentencing guidelines. It is clear that the public demands a more equitable approach to justice when multiple lives are taken in a single incident.
6 Comments
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Mark Moore
16 years ago
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The law is a complete joke. Needs to be one sentence per victim and life means life in these cases. Something has to change.
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Dave Patterson
16 years ago
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Way to short. Should have got double that at the very least. Justice isnt served here.
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Sarah Acosta
16 years ago
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12 years for two people is a joke. he gets to come out and have a life while their families are left with nothing. so unfair.
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emma Marshall
16 years ago
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Heartbreaking. My thoughts go out to the familys. Its time the courts treated each life as individual value instead of a bulk deal.
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Paul Robinson
16 years ago
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Total madness that the sentence isnt cumulative. If you take multiple lives you should pay for every single one of them. Fix this now.
J
Julie Stone
16 years ago
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This makes me so angry. Driving that fast while drunk is straight up murder. The punishment is nowhere near enough.
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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'review the
sentencing for causing death by dangerous driving where more
than one life is lost in one incident'
Two women both aged 48 lost there lifes on the 26th August
2009.They had been out for there annual meal with two other
friends. They were pulling out of a junction when they were hit
by a very very fast stolen car doing upto 80mph. The driver was
3 times over the drink drive limit and was trying to escape
from a police officer. The driver before the crash had been
driving extremly dangerous down a road with lots of bends and
double white lines in the middle of the road. On the way down
an off duty police officer was nearly wiped out by the
driver.One of women the died at the scene and the other women
died on arrival to hospital. The driver tried to escape from
the scene but the quick thinking single handed police officer
arrested him and the passanger. The driver pleaded guilty to
causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of
drink and aggrevated vechial taking. For this he received
12years for 2 innocent lifes that he took away. This law needs
reviewing and sentencing in cases like these need to be given a
sentence for each life not just one sentence for 2 or more
lifes lost.
I have spent this week researching similar cases to better understand the systemic gaps in our current sentencing guidelines. The correspondence I receive from families who have endured similar tragedies reminds me why this review is necessary. I will continue to press the Prime Minister for an acknowledgement of this proposal.
December 1, 2009
The momentum behind this petition continues to grow as more people recognize the necessity of reforming these sentencing guidelines. It is clear that the public demands a more equitable approach to justice when multiple lives are taken in a single incident.
6 Comments
M
Mark Moore
16 years ago
Featured
The law is a complete joke. Needs to be one sentence per victim and life means life in these cases. Something has to change.
D
Dave Patterson
16 years ago
Featured
Way to short. Should have got double that at the very least. Justice isnt served here.
S
Sarah Acosta
16 years ago
Featured
12 years for two people is a joke. he gets to come out and have a life while their families are left with nothing. so unfair.
E
emma Marshall
16 years ago
Featured
Heartbreaking. My thoughts go out to the familys. Its time the courts treated each life as individual value instead of a bulk deal.
P
Paul Robinson
16 years ago
Featured
Total madness that the sentence isnt cumulative. If you take multiple lives you should pay for every single one of them. Fix this now.
J
Julie Stone
16 years ago
Featured
This makes me so angry. Driving that fast while drunk is straight up murder. The punishment is nowhere near enough.
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The law is a complete joke. Needs to be one sentence per victim and life means life in these cases. Something has to change.