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I appreciate that if you do something like this, you take the consequences but I just don't get why there are different offences depending on the (uncontrollable) consequences of what you have done.
It's equally likely that if he had drunk the same amount, driven in the same way but missed both cars, he would probably have got away with it entirely and just had a couple of people shouting at him for driving like a dick.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
But I'm glad nobody was harmed and I hope he gets himself sorted out.
It was reported that she didn't know.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
have to admit ant and dec are both normal guys when you meet them buying fags at Ravis, alcohol problem notwithstanding
But,irrespective of his earning power the fine is an opportunist disgrace ........he should pay exactly the same as everybody else with a conviction for similar levels of alcohol.
Funny how they didn't do that but ban him for 5 years which is more appropriate but less profitable.
The fine is 3 days work for him, it won't hurt him but the principle is a disgrace.........
Do you give young burglars longer sentences than middle age ones because they have a longer life expectancy ?
Do you give rich murderers 50 years and poor ones 30 years ?
Do you give rich sex offenders more time than poor ones ?
He *has* been fined exactly the same as anyone else with a similar conviction - two-thirds of his weekly income. Anyone else being fined for the same level of offence would also pay a fine equal to three days work for them.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
Your an addict for life - you don't quit being an addict - its a life long condition that requires management like any other mental health issue (for that is what addiction is - an illness)
Is it possible that this person, whose life, like all of ours, is complex, though in different ways, needs help and support?
What are the value of entirely punitive measures? (what would they actually be and what would they be intended to achieve?)
I think the more pertinent questions are what causes a person to behave in a reckless and self destructive manner and how can we help change these patterns of behaviour?
(this is a man who from some peoples perspective has it all - recognition from his peers, wealth, popularity, achievement etc - yet still he behaved in a destructive and dysfunctional manner - why - because addiction is an illness and we must re evaluate how we approach its management)
THIS.
You don't ever stop being an addict. Likewise you can't help suffering from depression. And all those who just say "man up" or "deal with it" or think that materialistic stuff changes a person's ability to deal with it show their utter lack of empathy and understanding of it - and frankly, a lot of them need to shut the fuck up as they often make situations worse.
TBH, for someone who is and has been in the public eye for so long, having to admit his failings and that he'd "let people down" probably means more than all the fines in the world. Well, it would for anyone with any integrity - and I get the feeling that despite it all, both of them have that.