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diamondgirl wrote: That's what a thread is for...discussion. This thread is titled Lee Hughes. That's what we are discussing.

happytorq wrote:let's not bother having threads anymore. Let's just go back to the old Mervo style of board because it seems as though most of the topics seems to descend into pretty much the same discussion anyway

Spagull wrote: An incredible statement that has got my blood boiling, especially if you have lost a family member to a drunk/drug driver as I also have. Your lack of concentration and one off speeding within a 30 zone ( you said you were suprised by your speed ) is not premeditated

So how can it be as premeditated as Hughes, who snorted lines of crack and knecked spirits (allegedly), before deciding to go get in his £100 grand merc and drive through a village on the wrong side of the road at twice the speed limit. After the crash which killed the father of 3 and crippled the other man for life, he then made the decision to go on the run for 36 hours.

If Hughes had picked up a gun or a knife and done what he did, im sure you would be saying throw away the key, because it was with a car its somehow not quite as bad, tell that to the familys involved. The law is an ass, and to answer your question NO, speeding through lack of concentration is not as bad as what that scumbag did, and its bloody rediculous to suggest it is.

MidDevon wrote:"There for the grace of God go I"

Driving through our village the other day, my youngest lad told me to slow down....I looked and was surprised to see I was going 45 in a 30 mile zone........

....it would be bad enough to kill someone driving to the law, but how would I, or you, feel if you killed some child in your own village knowing you were going 45 mph, 50% above the speed limit?

My best guess is, many of you who slam Hughes have done similar yourself....is that crime as bad?
A few years back a family member was killed by a drunk driver yet I still drove outside the law that day......that was as much pre-medidated as Hughes or McCormick in my opinion....I was just lucky.......

chippygull wrote:Lee Hughes? NO. And that's all.

MidDevon wrote:"There for the grace of God go I"

Driving through our village the other day, my youngest lad told me to slow down....I looked and was surprised to see I was going 45 in a 30 mile zone........

....it would be bad enough to kill someone driving to the law, but how would I, or you, feel if you killed some child in your own village knowing you were going 45 mph, 50% above the speed limit?

My best guess is, many of you who slam Hughes have done similar yourself....is that crime as bad?

A few years back a family member was killed by a drunk driver yet I still drove outside the law that day......that was as much pre-medidated as Hughes or McCormick in my opinion....I was just lucky.......

Gullscorer wrote: No you weren't lucky. You were criminally negligent. So you've done similar yourself? You should be ashamed. The law is there for a reason. If you disregard it, you deserve everything you get. Though that may be small comfort to your victims..