Fluke comments on Man who ran over cyclist and dragged him under car for a mile convicted of murder

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[–] ns1@feddit.uk 28 points 1 week ago (4 children)

“You are likely to hold Simon Richardson in contempt. That contempt may well manifest itself in a loathing of Simon Richardson and, in fairness, you are probably right to."

This is the defence lawyer talking. Just in case there was any doubt about how awful the driver is.

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[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh, so it's not so much that justice is being served as the Robin Thicke principle being enacted? That is to say that the defendant is such a major dick, he'd get a life sentence for first offense shoplifting.

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[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

There's being a dickhead in everything you do in life, and then there's this.

There is a fucking gulf between being an utter bellend and mounting a grass verge to try and scrape a person off the underside of your vehicle that you've dragged for a mile because they're wrapped round part of the suspension, this after you've watched them hit your windscreen and go under the car, and listened to them moan and scream for that mile.

This is antisocial personality disorder gruesomely demonstrated to it's basest level. This is psychologically fundamentally fucking broken in a way we have no idea how to fix. That the individual responsible hasn't been committed to a secure psychiatric hospital indefinitely is absolutely astounding. They are clearly a danger to the wider public and have demonstrated an utter contempt for the lives of others.

I apologise if that comes off as having a go at any commenters. I'm not, I just don't really know how to handle these emotions besides vent it a little in a comment. 💛