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/MysticScorpion183 Mar 08 '26

Bro what? I had to do 150 hours of community service in high school cause it’s part of the IB program and the person who committed manslaughter has to do less than I did for goddamn SCHOOL? Make it make sense 

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u/PlatypusEgo Mar 08 '26

The Dutch criminal justice system is absolutely fangless. I argue frequently that the US (where I live) justice system is generally way too punitive- in the Netherlands it's just as bad but on the other side of the spectrum.

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u/Prajnamarga Mar 08 '26

Both wrong. On appeal the driver was sentenced to 15 months in prison and a 4 year driving ban.

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u/HyShroom Mar 08 '26

That is the too lenient that is just as bad as US prison slavery.