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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?