Fast Forward Posted December 12, 2013 Share Today Judge Bam sentenced a mechanical engineer to 12 years imprisonment for killing 5 joggers. The accused was driving under the influence of alcohol when the incident occured. Not all will agree with the sentence, but let that be a wake up call to those who drink and drive. That one extra beer may be one too many..... rattlesnake, Baaisikilist, grinch and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted December 12, 2013 Share https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/133754-jogger-murder-accused-to-hear-his-fate-today/page__st__32?do=findComment&comment=2159836 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Forward Posted December 12, 2013 Share Seen it. Try to merge..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted December 12, 2013 Share Seen it. Try to merge..? No worries, just maybe a mod will come along ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted December 12, 2013 Share Great news. About time. Drinking and driving is a criminal offense. And in his case it led to 5 deaths. Hopefully a precedent is set here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusher Posted December 12, 2013 Share Today Judge Bam sentenced a mechanical engineer to 12 years imprisonment for killing 5 joggers. The accused was driving under the influence of alcohol when the incident occured. Not all will agree with the sentence, but let that be a wake up call to those who drink and drive. That one extra beer may be one too many.....I agree that the sentence is too short relative to the death of 5 joggers but it's better than nothing. All to often people are getting off because of the overcrowded courts and very poor police investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark Posted December 12, 2013 Share Yay!! 12yrs inside is no walk in the park, though I can see him being released in under 5yrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Forward Posted December 12, 2013 Share Thing is that sentencing is a very subjective issue. In this instance the accused' guilt lay in his negligence. It is actually so easy to be negligent when driving - the threshold is very low and the test is that of a reasonable man. Good example is the disparity with, for instance, the sentence the Waterkloof 4 got - (think around 8 yrs?)and that was for murder which imply an intentional act.12 years do seem light for the death of 5 people but if it was me - 1year in our prisons would kill me. Craigwt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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