Can't Get Justice........

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/harry-dunns-family-can-bring-civil-claim-against-anne-sacoolas-us-court-rules-12220181
....perhaps they can skint the low life.

[emmie]

mybe, but its not about money, but justice for their son...

[ToraToraTora]

gawd emmie, have you stolen TCL's contrarian pills?
the first 3 words above say "Can't get justice" - I know it's about justice for their son but that's not available. Skinning the low life in court will be a punishment will it not?

[emmie]

we will see, its been ongoing for a long while now. i would like to see them get compensation of course.

[barry1010]

In my experience financial compensation for the loss of a loved one doesn't help unless the money is to support the children who have lost a parent.
What are you supposed to do with it?

I hope the family gets justice, too, but it won't be from any amount of money.

[Peter Pedant]

// maybe, but its not about money, but justice for their son...//
erm yeah
but I am sure a cheque might help ( clearly doesnt resurrect people)

and as for joos-teess, anne sacoolas clearly didnt MEAN to run the lad over and so I am not sure if a criminal action is ..... meritied

[Peter Pedant]

barry barry
money - what are you meant to do wivvit?

o god this has to be AB on a sunny afternoon

[drmorgans]

but if she was driving careless, say on the wrong side of the road because (say) she was distracted then it would be a criminal matter

[Zacs-Master]

The latest development proves it's a civil matter.

[drmorgans]

In the US maybe, but there are ( I understand) unresolved criminal matters in this country

[Zacs-Master]

From the article: ' Following her remaining in the US, the Dunn family brought the civil case against her as a "last resort". '

[davebro]

I think the family are just prolonging their grief by pursuing this case.

[barry1010]

drmorgans, you are right but the police couldn't charge her because she claimed diplomatic immunity.

[davebro]

IF there had been a prosecution here the offender - probably careless driving - would have got maybe a fine and/or 2 years suspended sentence. Would that be worth what the Dunn family have put themselves through?

Many people have driven on the wrong side of the road - it's happened to me (as a passenger) on trips to France - fortunately corrected before anything bad happened.

As I understand it the motorcyclist was coming over a rise with obstructed vision in which case he should have been aware that the road ahead might not be clear and taken the necessary care.

[Ken4155]

You'd have just shrugged it off then, Dave, would you? :-/

[davebro]

I would have realised the futility of pursuing it.

[jim360]

The article demonstrates that pursuing it isn't futile, though -- at least, not at the first stage. Sacoolas will face a Civil damages case. That is clearly far less than she should have faced, but is also clearly far more than futile.

[Ken4155]

Had it been one of my 4, i would have fought it until my last breath. Sod futility.

[davebro]

Young guys out on motorbikes get killed - a lot. Often it's not entirely their fault but many aren't sufficiently trained or experienced. A bike rider must ride DEFENSIVELY at all times because in any accident he/she will inevitably come off worst.

[jim360]

I'm not sure that applies in the case when the driver of the car was on the wrong side of the road, and had a history of driving on the wrong side of the road, and then decided to flee the country rather than face justice.

[davebro]

Fleeing the country rather than face justice has no real bearing on the culpability for the accident. What do you think would have happened if she had remained and gone to court?