Affluenza British style

[madoka]

Will it be the full 12 years, or will he get out in 5 like if he was in the US?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jailed-12-years-millionaires-son-165412933.html

An "out of control" millionaire’s son who killed a child actor and his aunt while fleeing from police in a stolen car has been jailed for 12 years.

Joshua Dobby, 23, careered through the streets of south London at three times the speed limit before crashing into 10-year-old Makayah McDermott and his aunt Rozanne Cooper, 35.

He drove the stolen Ford Focus in the wrong direction on one-way streets in Penge, running red lights, and swerving at high speeds around oncoming traffic.

With a police car in hot pursuit, Dobby lost control of the car as he took a left turn at 55mph, the vehicle striking a bollard and being propelled into the air, landing on Ms Cooper and Makayah as they walked to the park to go on the swings and have ice cream.

Good God, is the idea of personal responsibility just dead these days?

Mitigating, Tyrone Smith QC said: "His upbringing can only be described as horrific. Those people responsible for parenting him failed in the most lamentable way to protect him from drugs, provide a safe and loving environment and maximise the positive aspects of his character."

 

[sandorski]

Still a much tougher Sentence than Parole from the start.

 

[WelshBloke]

I agree with what his QC says.

It's still his fault now though and he needs to go down for a long time.

 

[justoh]

What's the problem? Should they take away his father's money?

 

[dank69]

What's the problem? Should they take away his father's money?

Yes

 

[ch33zw1z]

life without parole sounds good.

 

[uallas5]

12 years seems pretty light for what would seem to be 2 counts of manslaughter, grand theft, and all the other charges involved in fleeing from the police, and the drug charges.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

12 years seems pretty light for what would seem to be 2 counts of manslaughter, grand theft, and all the other charges involved in fleeing from the police, and the drug charges.

It's good to be rich, better to be rich and white.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

12 years seems pretty light for what would seem to be 2 counts of manslaughter, grand theft, and all the other charges involved in fleeing from the police, and the drug charges.

By american standards maybe, in europe I think only premeditated murder will get you significantly more jailtime.

 

[Commodus]

It's British-style in that it's a lighter than expected punishment, but not outlandishly so. "What, let him off with a complete slap on the wrist? What do you think we are, American?"

 

[WelshBloke]

It's good to be rich, better to be rich and white.

He's not rich.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39234086

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

He's not rich.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39234086

Apologies. I assumed that because the very first line in the Yahoo story was

An "out of control" millionaire’s son who killed a child actor and his aunt while fleeing from police in a stolen car has been jailed for 12 years.

 

[WelshBloke]

Apologies.

Apologies not needed. The BBC article is much better written.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Damn, 53 previous convictions, and only 12 years for this.....I'm not sure what else to say other wtf

 

[shortylickens]

At least this guy wasnt given an opportunity to flee like that spoiled little shit who ran to Mexico.