notwell Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So, IF charged and IF found guilty and IF three times over the limit...custody? Christ, we'll be paying twice for him.... He won't go to jail. Nor should he really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Imprisoning people just for drink driving is mental. And a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It looks like an interesting Christmas for drink driving. Quite a few arrests have been reported. The interesting thing will be to compare the outcome for Mr Wild compared to an anonymous person with a similar amount of alcohol. My view is that a previously good record driver who has a low profile should be heavily fined and given a suspended sentence. A high profile politician (or policeman, advocate, civil servant) should be heavily fined and given an actual period in custody as they should no better and be made an example of. Of course am not a judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Rules is Rules. Nobody is above the law. Justice has to be seen to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The cover-up has not happened yet, but it no doubt will over the next week or two How will that work in practice? Will they somehow wipe the minds of everyone who read the newspaper report and replace it with kittens and sunshine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Maybe Juan chucking on a bus wasn't all that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannin1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Imprisoning elevated people just for drink driving is mental. And a waste of money. Sorted !! MTP would you have the same opinion if he had mown down one of your family members ? Three times over the limit is exceedingly dangerous and surely he should expect and be given a proportionate sentence just like normal members of society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It looks like an interesting Christmas for drink driving. Quite a few arrests have been reported. The interesting thing will be to compare the outcome for Mr Wild compared to an anonymous person with a similar amount of alcohol. My view is that a previously good record driver who has a low profile should be heavily fined and given a suspended sentence. A high profile politician (or policeman, advocate, civil servant) should be heavily fined and given an actual period in custody as they should no better and be made an example of. Of course am not a judge. But if the higher profile offenders are dealt with in the public glare, if may and hopefully send a powerful message to the public. Especially the negative message and its personal affect on the offender. It quite frankly beats the current anti drink driving campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Three times over the limit is exceedingly dangerous and surely he should expect and be given a proportionate sentence just like normal members of society. I know a couple of 'normal' people who've done similar and not been imprisoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 He probably wouldn't have done it if he wasn't pissed. Excuse me but surely you don't expect him to walk in that state do you? It's "arrested on suspicion" until the results of the blood tests come through. Wouldn't it be ironic if there was somehow a mix-up at the lab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So, IF charged and IF found guilty and IF three times over the limit...custody?Christ, we'll be paying twice for him....He won't go to jail. Nor should he really. On what basis? Three times over is pretty pissed; so I would have thought a suspended sentence might be in order and probably isn't excessive if the charges are proven. I don't know why people are playing this down or comparing it to being sick on a bus. Someone could easily have died. A few people above have said that lets see how this is treated compared to Joe Bloggs who also got done for DD this Christmas; and if they have all been treated the same then fine. The fact is thought that someone in his position should have known better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Sorted !! MTP would you have the same opinion if he had mown down one of your family members ? Three times over the limit is exceedingly dangerous and surely he should expect and be given a proportionate sentence just like normal members of society. Three times over the limit is only dangerous if you drive like a cock as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 If he is convicted, he should immediately resign from any government post and should seriously consider resigning from Tynwald. He cannot be taken seriously as someone who has a role in writing, revising and passing laws if he is found to break them. Obviously, if he's not guilty then he shouldn't resign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannin1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 MTP are you Tony Wild ? or do you just think Drunk Driving is acceptable in this day and age ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 If he is guilty, doesn't resign and doesn't get fired, well, see you all in 5 years time! Right here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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