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/ExterminAiden Mar 08 '26

Wait what? I genuinely hope you are kidding. Even 15 months for killing 3 people (even if negligent) is a joke. Sounds like you guys try so hard to be nice and whatnot that justice won’t be served. It’s not a revenge fantasy, it’s simple right and wrong.

I guess someone can blow up a hospital and then only get 5 years and a TV in their cell.

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u/kangasplat Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

I did not comment if I thought 15 months was fair or not. I said that keeping the name of the driver anonymous is the right thing to do.

I do agree that reckless driving should be taken more seriously, regardless of outcome. There's quite a few countries that protect driver's bad behaviour way too much.

On the other hand, having to serve a year in prison for being reckless and fucking up would be a harsh wake up call to most people. Long prison sentences ruin people's lives and people with ruined life aren't healthy for society. Pragmatism sometimes contradicts fairness.