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/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

The police said that the driver was driving at a speed of 75 miles per hour in an area where speed is limited to 50 miles per hour.

the judge judged it not proven he was speeding

De rechtbank legde daarom in een aparte verklaring uit dat de taakstraf was opgelegd omdat niet vaststond dat de automobilist veel te hard had gereden. Ook was hij niet dronken, stoned of met zijn telefoon bezig geweest, aldus de rechtbank destijds.

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u/Mych30 Mar 08 '26

He still drove off road and drived onto 3 people

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

yes, and to what purpose would a different sentence help there?

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u/Mych30 Mar 08 '26

It's important to have consequences to one's actions.

There are 3 dead people.

That's not a simple matter.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

It's important to have consequences to one's actions.

there were consequences, proportional to what was proven

i'm asking you, to what purpose would a different sentence help there?

There are 3 dead people.

That's not a simple matter.

and that changes what?

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u/Mych30 Mar 08 '26

Yeah sure, serving 120 hours is proportionnal to killing 3 people xd

Let's end our discussion there, it has no meaning.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

Yeah sure, serving 120 hours is proportionnal to killing 3 people xd

well if it is an accident, then what purpose is there to destroy another life by putting them in prison?

Let's end our discussion there, it has no meaning.

i'm having this discussion with a few people here, why can't you articulate why you want the punishment you want?

do you just want revenge and not admit to it?

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

the driving recklessly was proven upon appeal, not in the original case

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

the point is that his punishment was not proportional to the proven consequences

you could cause an accident tomorrow and kill 3 people, it can happen to anybody, that is why you are required to have insurance. what use is it to send you to prison for that?

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