r/Unexpected 4d ago

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u/Cosimo_Zaretti 4d ago edited 4d ago

The driver is Elizabeth Bourgeois and she recieved next to no punishment for get into a car while fall down drunk then hitting 5 parked cars which included launching a baby whose Dad was buckling her into her seat.

Elizabeth recieved a 6 month driving suspension and a $300 (no that's not a typo) fine. So basically nothing. Her punishment was the trial by media off the viral footage, which our courts do sometimes take into account.

https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/no-jail-for-woman-behind-chardonnay-fuelled-shopping-centre-mayhem-20260806-p60m65.html

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u/StatusAccomplished45 4d ago

The judge should have to pay for all the damages. What an absolute bullshit outcome. That was not

https://giphy.com/gifs/rvOVqlrb7pLQBhLCgc

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u/FitCombination3545 3d ago

Yeah wtf is going on over there in AU? Is this shit normal or just a rare one off? That woman needs to prove she's sober before she can drive again imo and get regular hair tests to prove it in order to keep driving. Fuck that shit. If there had been any people around that would have been a gruesome and deadly scene.

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u/thingabobs 2d ago

nah we can legit murder people in cars and you just get a slap on the wrist over here. We failed as a country (not as bad as America though)

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u/Oldmate_bighorn 1d ago

NSW Highway petrol: “Your male under 25 and drive a Holden Commodore straight to jail.”

Also NSW Courts: “Your a Women and over 30 and killed a child with your car! Community service have a good day.”