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Father Throws Chair at judge after Driver who Killed his Family got 120 Hours of Community Service (cdn.imgchest.com)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/57614897

https://metro.co.uk/2014/11/22/father-throws-chair-at-judge-after-absurdly-low-sentence-for-driver-who-killed-his-daughter-4958142/

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2015/09/appeal-court-jails-driver-for-killing-couple-and-grandchild/

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[–] 112 points 1 month ago (8 children)

And now the father will get a harsher sentence than the killer?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    Nope. The judge found it "understandable". It's been reported on since.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    ....link to this report please?....

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I think the pink was originally in the article, but first search result found:

    Derijks later told the press that he essentially “blacked out” from grief and anger in that moment. Interestingly, because the judge understood the immense emotional weight of the situation, she never filed a formal complaint against him, and he was not prosecuted for the outburst.

    https://www.motorbiscuit.com/dad-throws-chair-at-judge-over-absurdly-low-sentence-for-the-driver-who-killed-his-little-girl/

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The killer got 15 months in jail. Impossible to imagine somebody would get 15 months of jail for throwing a chair at a judge. So, almost surely not.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Not until after the chair was thrown.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago

    If that affects it at all, it decreases the punishment the father will get. If the ruling had immediately been 15 months, the throwing would have been much less justified and whatever punishment he gets would be therefore harsher.

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