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Jail for 172mph Porsche motorist

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hmm that guy should find a job as a caretaker in a morgue as he seems to be singing "When will I see you again .....".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7009923.stm

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10 weeks pah!
They should've given him 10 years.

Pity he wasn't a cop, they would have let him off with a pat on the back for testing out the car. 😞

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Yeah I remember that speeding cop http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4559173.stm who said he was "familiarising" himself with a new car. I would not have liked to have been around when he was "familiarising" himself with his new firearm as he is also trained in firearms.

There was a guy in a B reg fiesta travelling at 10 mph today at Staples Corner. I have just been informed that that's Sicilian Smaug getting home.

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Originally posted by z00t
hmm that guy should find a job as a caretaker in a morgue as he seems to be singing "When will I see you again .....".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7009923.stm
I've driven a new 911 Carrera S and it's insane. I like the quote that says you travel 5 car lengths in the blink of an eye at those speeds. 🙂

Poor guy, punished to jail for having a little fun? What crap.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
I've driven a new 911 Carrera S and it's insane. I like the quote that says you travel 5 car lengths in the blink of an eye at those speeds. 🙂

Poor guy, punished to jail for having a little fun? What crap.
You know most smash ups on motorways happen because of such a fast speed. There is a reason that stretch of road is 70 mph people could have lost their lives before or there could be a school nearby.

Imagine if a school kid wandered onto the road and the guy was doing 172 mph?

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Originally posted by cmsMaster

Poor guy, punished to jail for having a little fun? What crap.
Not much fun to the victims though is it?

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Not much fun to the victims though is it?
What victims? 🙄

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
What victims? 🙄

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oh yeah, my mistake; there are no victims of speeding motorists. What on earth gave me that idea? 😲

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Originally posted by z00t
You know most smash ups on motorways happen because of such a fast speed. There is a reason that stretch of road is 70 mph people could have lost their lives before or there could be a school nearby.

Imagine if a school kid wandered onto the road and the guy was doing 172 mph?
I don't think his going at 70 would have saved a child.

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
oh yeah, my mistake; there are no victims of speeding motorists. What on earth gave me that idea? 😲
1) There are victims of knife wielders.
2) Therefore, knife wielders should be imprisoned.
3) Cooks wield knives.
4) Cooks are criminals.

What's wrong with that?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
1) There are victims of knife wielders.
2) Therefore, knife wielders should be imprisoned.
3) Cooks wield knives.
4) Cooks are criminals.

What's wrong with that?
Cooks who act recklessly with knives should be locked up too.

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
oh yeah, my mistake; there are no victims of speeding motorists. What on earth gave me that idea? 😲
Were there or were there not victims of his particular crime?

I don't disagree with your general point, but I find your implication that he got jail time for mowing down pedestrians very tabloidesque.

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Were there or were there not victims of his particular crime?

I don't disagree with your general point, but I find your implication that he got jail time for mowing down pedestrians very tabloidesque.

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Well I was meaning in general but when someone considers the speed limits are simply to prevent us from "having fun" I feel entitled to answer tabloidesque-ly. 😛