I vote we don't do that because it's taking up valuable space that creates urban sprawl. We already have dedicated truck parking (as in, actual trucks, not oversized utes & SUVs) in places where they're needed for deliveries.

Utes have fit in regular parking spots for decades. We should just say - no, these oversize utes/SUVs just can't be bought.

Have you ever wondered why you even need a car to pop to the shops?

Because we've designed our cities around cars. (Unless you live in the CBD or other dense pockets in this country where you can literally just go downstairs. Weekly shop? What's that?).

Let's not have them park anywhere (in my opinion).

Make them buy a real vehicle, not one for emotional support.

If we're talking about Canberra, wait 'til you hear about Mike Hall. His killer didn't face any punishment despite driving an unroadworthy vehicle and obviously not paying attention, to be able to not notice a cyclist in reflective clothing on a straight wide road. He was also probably speeding, but police used an outdated method of estimating speed which declared he wasn't speeding.

☹️ this does not spark joy

As much as we're not the US, it saddens me how much we permit cars to rule over our cities

I'm not apologising for shit, I just don't believe in the fluffing death penalty. I do firmly believe that perpetrators of vehicular manslaughter should never be able to hold a license again as part of their sentence, so that kinda solves your hypothetical.

Edit: Let me remind you that the punishment for first degree murder in Victoria is only 30 years. I'd prefer to err on the side of leniency than end up like the US.

Happy cake day!

Luckily for us, most of society (in Australia, at least) disagrees with you.

The death penalty is barbaric, and has had many, many, many cases of being committed on innocent people in the US.

The justice system isn't omnipotent, it's just humans, afterall. Why yes, let's make the consequence for getting it wrong death, that seems logical /s

This guy is a piece of shit, and in my opinion deserves more than 6 years of prison and a lifetime ban on operating any motor vehicle (or any heavy machinery full stop), but killing him?

This isn't Gilead, and eye for an eye is not most Australians values.

Part of living in a society is paying taxes, and some of those taxes will go to things you don't personally like, but society does (corruption, lobbying and inefficient notwithstanding).

And society has decided we're living in 2025, not the middle ages. We don't kill people. We aspire to giving people a second chance. In the grand scheme of things, prisons represent a tiny fraction of Australia's budget.

I'd say it's totally worth it if it means people's family members aren't being killed for doing something illegal.

There are some cases where the person is question is irredeemable, but I see this as the "cost of doing business" so to speak.

It's the same reason we have innocent until proven guilty, better to let some guilty people walk free than lock up innocent people. And better to let some awful people live, rather than accidentally kill someone who doesn't deserve it.

There's a reason most civilised countries don't have the death penalty anymore.

Just fyi, if cost is your concern, it costs more to give someone the death penalty than life in gaol.