A 24-year-old man who hit two Aboriginal pedestrians with his car and sped away, later bragging to his friends he'd run down an "oxygen thief", has been spared actual jail time

The court heard Danby sent a series of "disgusting" text messages to his friends in the hours after the crash, in which he labelled the crash victims as "dogs" and "n***ers".

No jail ? Lucky he didn't run Charke Kirk down I guess.

#EDIT: an update for those interested#

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/family-of-man-killed-in-darwin-hit-and-run-speak-out/105787700

The family of an Aboriginal man run down and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Darwin last year have voiced their "disgust and dismay" at the lack of a prison sentence for the offender.

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[–] Deceptichum 1 point 1 year ago*

Can we get a refund on Jake's 24 years?

Danby's lawyer Michael Drury acknowledged the text messages were "disgusting" but argued the act was an "isolated incident" and said his client had no criminal history and a strong ongoing employment record in the construction industry.

Mr Drury said, while his client "doesn't claim to have found God", he had recently attended a church and spoken to a pastor in regards to the incident.

Fucking disgusting. The legal system needs to be abolished and replaced with a justice system.

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