A curious news story from the North of England
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/1...Posted Apr 3, 2014, 10:37 AM UTC
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More to the point, how much Lucozade does one man need?
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Posted Apr 3, 2014, 10:37 AM UTC
More to the point, how much Lucozade does one man need?
If I'm understanding this right, one driver had been threatened with a pool cue by the second driver, and was fleeing from him.
If he was fleeing in his van, presumably the second guy was pursuing him, also in his van.
I don't understand why the judge would say both of them were to blame, as much the one fleeing as the one chasing.
If you're running away from someone who's threatened you, you're sure to be distracted.
That doesn't excuse you from doing something which might endanger others.
What are you supposed to do if someone threatens you with a pool cue and chases you in his car?
Stop your own car, so he can ram his vehicle into you and assault you?
I'm not defending anyone intentionally endangering others, but surely the person to blame here is the thug committing or threatening assault?
I'm finding it hard to feel one can even be guilty of negligent driving, if one is fleeing in fear of one's life.
Should we not trust the judge who has heard all the evidence in court rather than just imagining what happened?
I don't think we should be blindly trusting - I think we're allowed to talk about it, and be confused about it, and ask what happened, as per my original comment.
The article says one guy was being chased by the other, surely the article should say why he's to blame for fleeing?
...call the police?
And if you're too ashamed of what you'd be exposed doing to call them, perhaps don't do it in the first place?
Whether or not they were doggers, the police can't teleport to the scene.
Being chased by a thug in a van doesn't automatically absolve the chasee of all responsibility of driving dangerously.
The higher speed you drive the more likely a fatality will occur. It's unfortunate that one guy was being chased by another, but it is also unfortunate that the chased guy decided to drive at unsafe speeds and beyond his capability.