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Driver who left cyclist with brain injury following road rage incident avoids jail (news.stv.tv)
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[–] 17 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Next: the driver successfully sues the cyclist for causing him trauma.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    Unlikely. He did have to plead guilty and he got a penalty that's much worse than you'd think from simply reading "avoids jail". Lighter than it should be, and lighter than it would be if a car wasn't involved for sure, but still not as light as the headline is likely to leave the average person thinking.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

    "He was instead given a two-year supervision order and ordered to stay indoors between 7pm and 7am."

    Ya that really isn't that bad for leaving someone with a life altering injury and nearly killing them

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    That's exactly as light as I imagined. No idea what Zagorath is talking about.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    You seriously thought the guy got a sentence involving house arrest for 12 hours every day? Come off it. Don't lie.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago*

    I didn't say I was expecting this exact sentence. I said it's "exactly as light" as I imagined. How hard is it to read?

    House arrest with the ability to continue working (so leaving the house during work hours) is pretty common. Really not that hard to guess this was the "lighter than jail" sentence. Same with supervision. And yes, it's ridiculously light for causing permanent injury.

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