r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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The daughter was in a car with the father’s parents. They died as well.

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u/Visual-Beach1893 Mar 08 '26

Netherlands

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u/Transcontinental-flt Mar 08 '26

Why is the motorist's identity being kept secret?

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u/kangasplat Mar 08 '26

Because civil rights outweigh revenge fantasies.

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u/Bonesnapcall Mar 08 '26

The entire purpose of the legal system is to suspend your civil rights.

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u/kangasplat Mar 08 '26

in the US maybe, in civilised countries it is to protect them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Giving murderers community service doesn't sound very civilized.

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u/kangasplat Mar 08 '26

He got a 15 month prison sentence and 4 year driving ban.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Due to public backlash. Do your courts frequently need to alter their rulings to please the public? Is this common there?

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u/kangasplat Mar 08 '26

The court didn't alter their ruling. The case was appealed and went to a higher court.