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Have you seen this,attempted murder in my book...............
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-17063165

Saw it yesterday and I thought he got off with a very lenient sentence

17 months and out in half that if he behaves. Doesn't seem enough to me. Cyclist could have died instantly.

Nasty

Good to see that right at the end of the clip the car behind pulled in to help the cyclist. I get the impression that the bus might have driven right off.....

podge wrote:Have you seen this,attempted murder in my book...............
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-17063165

Attempted murder is THE most difficult crime to prosecute.

Imagine how you would prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that an individual intended to murder somebody rather than injure them.

I don't just mean "gut feeling", intuition, probability etc.

The upshot of which, is that such a charge is rarely used as the principle of double jeopardy needs to be considered.

Proving an offence is always easier than proving an attempt, unfortunately.

I voice no opinion as to the subject incident

I thought the Double Jeopardy law was changed after the Stephen Lawrence trials? ? Or did that just relate to new evidence?


OMG i've asked a magistrate a question about law

takestock wrote:I thought the Double Jeopardy law was changed after the Stephen Lawrence trials? ? Or did that just relate to new evidence?


OMG i've asked a magistrate a question about law

Changed, yes Dave, but not abolished.