Drunk driver appears drunk in court

[Saint in Paradise]

This is not as straight forward as you might think from just reading the title. :mad:

 

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5565703/drunk-driver-appears-drunk-court/

 

I regret to say that NZ appears to have a very high tolerence towards repeat drunk drivers. :mad:

The Police must be absolutely livid with the slap on the wrist that the Courts hand out

time after time after time.

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry it's in the Lounge but I am unable to post in the Motoring section for some reason.

 

.

[Saint in Paradise]

This menace to all road users, who was banned from ever having a licence in 2005, got a jail

sentence of one year. This of course will only be about 6 months and when she comes out she will

get special help.

[jawillwill]

This is not as straight forward as you might think from just reading the title. :mad:

 

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5565703/drunk-driver-appears-drunk-court/

 

I regret to say that NZ appears to have a very high tolerence towards repeat drunk drivers. :mad:

The Police must be absolutely livid with the slap on the wrist that the Courts hand out

time after time after time.

 

 

 

 

Sorry it's in the Lounge but I am unable to post in the Motoring section for some reason.

 

.

 

 

It's all gone a bit quiet in there lately anyway to be honest.

[norwaysaint]

It's political correctness gone mad!

[Weston Super Saint]

To be fair it's a valid reason why she was driving in the first place, her being the least ****ed of the three of them

[St Landrew]

Semi interesting bit of NZ/Car trivia: Insurance is still NOT compulsory, just highly recommended.

[Saint Martini]

I don't see what the outrage against the court here is. Isn't sentencing just suspended because the defendant was ****ed? What's the problem? (Except for the defendants infuriating behaviour)

[Saint in Paradise]

I don't see what the outrage against the court here is. Isn't sentencing just suspended because the defendant was ****ed? What's the problem? (Except for the defendants infuriating behaviour)

 

Sorry but would the Courts in your country give you only 6 months in prison with her record

of 8 counts of drunk driving and 15 counts of driving without a licence ?

[Weston Super Saint]

Sorry but would the Courts in your country give you only 6 months in prison with her record

of 8 counts of drunk driving and 15 counts of driving without a licence ?

 

No, no they wouldn't.

 

More likely a £50 fine and a week or so of community service