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Old January 14th 04, 05:04 PM
Dave Larrington
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He admitted failing to stop and failing to report the accident, but /still/
pleaded not guilty. I have not the words. Nor, I imagine, does he. Twot.
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Old January 14th 04, 05:15 PM
David Hansen
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:33:07 +0000 someone who may be Wallace
Shackleton wrote this:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3396915.stm

A van driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist in
a hit-and-run accident. [snip]

Ian Young had pleaded not guilty to the charge but had admitted other
offences including failing to stop and failing to report the accident.

Young will be sentenced next month at the High Court in Edinburgh and
faces the prospect of being sent to prison.


I suppose it is too much to expect the BBC to tell us precisely what
he has been found guilty of. I doubt if there is an offence of
"causing the death of a cyclist".


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Old January 14th 04, 05:28 PM
Michael MacClancy
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:15:30 +0000, David Hansen wrote:

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:33:07 +0000 someone who may be Wallace
Shackleton wrote this:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3396915.stm

A van driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist in
a hit-and-run accident. [snip]

Ian Young had pleaded not guilty to the charge but had admitted other
offences including failing to stop and failing to report the accident.

Young will be sentenced next month at the High Court in Edinburgh and
faces the prospect of being sent to prison.


I suppose it is too much to expect the BBC to tell us precisely what
he has been found guilty of. I doubt if there is an offence of
"causing the death of a cyclist".


The charge was "causing death by dangerous driving" according to the BBC.
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Old January 14th 04, 05:35 PM
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"Michael MacClancy" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:15:30 +0000, David Hansen wrote:

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:33:07 +0000 someone who may be Wallace
Shackleton wrote this:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3396915.stm

A van driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist in
a hit-and-run accident. [snip]

Ian Young had pleaded not guilty to the charge but had admitted other
offences including failing to stop and failing to report the accident.

Young will be sentenced next month at the High Court in Edinburgh and
faces the prospect of being sent to prison.


I suppose it is too much to expect the BBC to tell us precisely what
he has been found guilty of. I doubt if there is an offence of
"causing the death of a cyclist".


The charge was "causing death by dangerous driving" according to the BBC.
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They should change that to Manslaughter at the least! I wonder what he
would have got had the unfortunate person only been "shaken"?

Pete White


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Old January 14th 04, 05:49 PM
David Hansen
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:28:26 +0000 someone who may be Michael
MacClancy wrote this:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3396915.stm


The charge was "causing death by dangerous driving" according to the BBC.


I see that they have now updated their story and included this
information.


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Old January 14th 04, 06:35 PM
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David Hansen writes:

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:28:26 +0000 someone who may be Michael
MacClancy wrote this:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3396915.stm


The charge was "causing death by dangerous driving" according to the BBC.


I see that they have now updated their story and included this
information.


Also on the BBC Scotland News front page this evening, the Bride Run
Over By Her Florist. You _cannot_ make this stuff up.

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Old January 14th 04, 08:24 PM
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:33:07 +0000, Wallace Shackleton
wrote:

the death of a cyclist ... a hit-and-run accident (sic) ...
pleaded not guilty to the charge but had admitted other offences
including failing to stop and failing to report the accident ...
faces the prospect of being sent to prison.


I should bloody well hope so! Especially considering:

also admitted perverting the course of justice ...
(victim) clearly visible as he had been wearing a bright fluorescent
jacket and had a red flashing rear light on his bike.
After a public appeal and an extensive search, police found Young's
damaged Mercedes van.


Git. Can't be arsed to look where he's going, and too craven to own
up when the Plod come after him, in the end has to be shopped by the
neighbours.

CUT OFF HIS GOOLIES!

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Old January 15th 04, 10:40 AM
Dave Larrington
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Simon Brooke wrote:

Also on the BBC Scotland News front page this evening, the Bride Run
Over By Her Florist. You _cannot_ make this stuff up.


My chum Villiers would wish to draw The Panel's attention to the following:

"Every tabloid journo and copywriter has wanted to get a headline like this
through...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/have_your_say/index.shtml"

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Old January 15th 04, 11:39 AM
Vincent Wilcox
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:33:07 +0000, Wallace Shackleton
Git. Can't be arsed to look where he's going, and too craven to own
up when the Plod come after him, in the end has to be shopped by the
neighbours.

CUT OFF HIS GOOLIES!


Surely if he had any he would have stopped and reported the incident.

This seems appropriate.

From: http://www.exsands.com/Misc4/inquisition_xfq_ex.htm

"The Wheel was one of the most excruciating methods of torture and
execution practiced in medieval Europe, in that it was not only painful
but also humiliating. Second only to hanging, the wheel was the most
prevalent means of execution employed throughout Germanic Europe from
the early Middle Ages until the dawn of the eighteenth century. In this
particular process, the victim was forced to lie naked on the ground,
with all four of his limbs spread out and bound to stakes or iron rings.
Wooden slats were then placed beneath the wrists, elbows, ankles, knees
and hips. Afterward, the executioner shattered each limb, joint by joint
until finally, the crushed extremities were "braided" into the spokes of
the large wheel. The victim was then hoisted to the top of the pole,
where crows would devour the remains of his flesh and pluck out his
eyes. The sheer goriness of this technique made it a popular public
spectacle, which led to many victims being executed by the wheel on
display in the major public squares of Europe between 1450 and 1750."

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Old January 15th 04, 01:02 PM
Dave Kahn
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"Pete White" wrote in message ...

They should change that to Manslaughter at the least! I wonder what he
would have got had the unfortunate person only been "shaken"?


Having injured the man he left him at the scene, not dead but dying.
That kind of sub-human cowardice should itself be grounds enough for
manslaughter on its own. Let's see what sentence he actually gets.

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