WRX Wannabe

The point IS he KILLED someone by reckless driving DRUNK OR NOT so it's JAIL

gsm1

I'm not arguing that, he deserves the sentence.

Redkop

mj

not surprised he crashed, there's no way you can keep both eyes on the road with a sken like that, unless he is part chamelion of course.

Dazza01

Sorry all, started this off but as im at work, only just read the thread again wow 4 pages

At the end of the day, he's is a footballer (famous no) but he's still a fooking ar$ehole who had been drinking with his mates and then got in his flash motor and was showing off, unfortunatley it resulted in the death of a father of 4, but thought **** it, and legged it like a total fooking asswipe he is, thinking he like a lot of other clebs are above the law or like to think they are.

Imlach,
It wouldn't matter if the accident was a result of outrages speeding, at the end of the day he killed someone, and in my book he should have stayed there and took his punishment.

66 Blue

he was wrong to flee the accident agreed, but I think he has been given a harsher sentence than usual because of his status!! pretty sure I have seen many chavs do the same thing but get off with a lighter sentence!! this country always likes to peanalise the rich and famous for some reason!

WRX Wannabe

Would YOU be saying this if it was your farther he had KILLED

imlach

He's an easy media target.....this kind of thing is going on every day in courts across the land, eg :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3549006.stm

He killed triple the number of people, yet no outcry on here. I wonder why....

Leslie

Imlach.

I was disappointed to read the post you made decribing your personal driving habits either with or without having been drinking. In both cases if you had been caught you would have deserved what you got for irresponsible behaviour whether you condone what Hughes did or not.

I cannot think that anyone can excuse Hughes in any way for the accident, the death that he caused and his actions afterwards.

Les

66 Blue

Yes, I believe in a fair punishment for all! I would expect the gulity party to be given the same punishment irrespective of wealth or status!!! Can't see why ppl are jealous of the rich and famous and love to see them suffer. There was an incident in London where a CHAV caused death by dangerous driving, he was ordered to pay something like £600 in damages and ordered to do community service. This CHAV also had previous convictions to his name and was a danger to society!!!

I think this is a classic case of double standards how can you apply different rules to the same situation why should one be treated different to another for commiting the same crime???

I am not excusing Hughes for his crime, just think he ws hard done by in comparison to others. I am sure his flashy life style posh £100,000 Merc coupe etc etc went against him....

imlach

Sorry!?

I have never posted anything like that!

Re-read it, and it is postulating on possible scenarios! I've never driven from Penrith to Alston in my life, nor committed any of these possible offences!!

I've edited the post now as maybe it wasn't clear!

unclebuck

He *is* a Chav.

Abdabz

It isnt - its two units of alcohol which COULD take a tea total dwarf over the limit for a few nanoseconds if downed in the same glass against the clock and he then jumped straight in the car and ran someonw over within another nanosecond of engaging 1st gear??

What he did was wrong and deserves a jail sentance for driving like a plonker and leaving the scene for whatever reason. Ever really wondered what you would do in a similar situation though?
Eg doing 40 in a 30 through a rough ar$e estate when a toddler runs out in front of you? Would you really have the way of it all to handle that in a cool calm collective manner, stop, call police, tend toddler, fend of natives wielding bats and knives, apologise to parents etc... I think there'd be a percentage who'd get the fooook out on the spare of the moment and once you go into shock (which Ive had the pleasure of experiencing) you are neither physically nor mentally able to deal with such an issue...

I think 6 = 4 = about the norm for said crime - lots of lives ruined and another opportunity for hard line britain to be judge, jury and executioner once more - toot toot!

Leslie

Imlach,

Thats more like it, it was easy to take it the other way though.

Les