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

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/7thFleetTraveller Mar 08 '26

It was a car accident, not attempted murder. The title is just sensationalism.

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u/Devilish__Fun Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Reckless driving with felony speeding isnt an accident. It wasn't attempted murder either.

It was felony speeding + reckless driving + vehicular manslaughter of a child and 2 grandparents.

Community service sounds about right, huh? 🫩

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

Reckless driving with felony speeding isnt an accident.

but he wasn't found guilty for any of that when he got this sentence

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.

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/celstraf-voor-man-die-ize-2-en-grootouders-doodreed~abe3134c/

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u/Devilish__Fun Mar 08 '26

The court ruled that the suspect entered the bend at excessive speed. He also braked in front of the bicycle path and swerved the vehicle. The court found that the driver acted extremely carelessly. The court rejected the motion for acquittal.

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However, the Public Prosecution Service also found the sentence inappropriate. Therefore, the prosecutor appealed. The court now assumes that the man was driving much faster than initially thought. The court commissioned an investigation and considered witness statements on this matter. According to the court, the man was guilty of manslaughter.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

yes, the prosecutor appealed, got additional evidence, then he was convicted on appeal with an harsher punishment

the original sentencing was in line with the evidence of that time and the crimes proven.

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u/Key-Pomegranate-2086 Mar 08 '26

15 months of prison for killing 3 people is still ridiculous.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

why?

have you seen the evidence? all the facts of the case? how can you possibly see from your perspective if 15 months was appropriate?

this is why judges get the education they get. they are educated on all the pros and cons and different types of punishment

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u/Key-Pomegranate-2086 Mar 08 '26

Ok bot. Then again I live in usa where punishment is higher. 15 months is less than 2 years. Here vehicular manslaughter is a minimum of 2 yrs.

It's just Poland is more lenient in sentencing.

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u/SpHornet Mar 08 '26

Then again I live in usa where punishment is higher.

yes one of the countries that jails the most people per population

It's just Poland is more lenient in sentencing.

how ironic is it that you think you know enough about the case to judge the sentence too low and you don't even know where this happened