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Is it time for vehicular manslaughter laws in the UK?
A number of drivers in the UK have recently been sentenced to what some might actually call a "reasonable sentence" for once (it is very rare for a driver to be sent to prison in the UK even if they've done something so obviously terribly wrong.. the average sentence seems to be a £300 fine and 3 points on their licence)
Given that drivers like the fellow below have a catalogue of convictions, shouldn't we in the UK consider a Vehicular Manslaughter law similar to that used in other countries (USA, parts of Eastern Europe)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1331001/Hu...
I don't want people to assume its just cyclists at risk. These kinds of drivers have killed pedestrians and other drivers too. A case in point being that of Lee Hughes who is currently serving time for killing the occupants of another car.
I'll let this one go to the vote but welcome your views. Thanks!
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Vehicular homicide is an example of what Americans have done to the English Language. The equivalent in English Law is "Causing Death by Dangerous Driving" which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. The offence was introduced in the 1950s because juries were reluctant to convict drivers of manslaughter or murder which carry a life sentence.
The most serious offence is "Driving whilst reading the Daily Mail" for which you can be burned at the stake followed by transportation to an eighth circle of Hell. Or is it a £200 fine...
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- Anonymous5 years ago
Manslaughter is a criminal charge. The state would bring this charge against her, not the parents of the decedent, although they might pressure the attorney general to bring charges. Manslaughter traditionally requires the person to have been reckless, meaning she "consciously disregarded a substantial and unjustifiable risk." However, while Mandy was probably reckless by letting the decedent drive the car, the decedent was a voluntary human actor whose recklessness probably caused the accident, breaking the chain of causation between the accident and Mandy letting her drive. If she is being sued by the decedent's parents (civil law rather than criminal law), it is for some tort like negligent entrustment. No matter what, she needs a good lawyer right now.
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- ?Lv 61 decade ago
We already have the specific offence of causing death by dangerous driving, subject to 14 years imprisonment.
There's nothing to stop an ordinary manslaughter charge being brought if it's considered appropriate either so I don't think the law needs to be changed.
Source(s): I'm a police officer. - guiriLv 71 decade ago
You should be questioning the judges and politicians, and why Scotland had a dangerous driving law years before England got around to it..