Re: OT: Arsenal's André Santos given driving ban after 145mph police chase
So someone speeding an "endangering lives" would put someone in prison for a long time. Yet someone who slaughters 77 people gets 21 years? It's a good system you have in Norway!
Depends on how you define "long time" - I was thinking a few months time, not 15 years. And not only for excessive speeding (over twice the speed limit), but - according to the article - also not stopping while being chased by the police, and forcing other drivers to brake quickly to avoid collisions. Which can be dangerous in itself when you are driving in 70-80 mph. And if you lose control over your car while driving that fast, you're in big trouble.
We're not talking about a guy going 90 mph in the fast lane here, we're talking someone going in and out of lanes in 135 mph, while being chased by the police, with the music so loud he claims to not hear the sirens - he obviously wasn't paying attention to his mirrors either then. Which means he would've been completely unaware of what was happening on the road around him.
That's reckless driving for me. And while I respect any man's decision to put his own life at risk, that respect does not apply when the same man's behaviour puts other people's lives at risk.
As for the comparison with Breivik...that's a completely different discussion. 21 years sounds absurd, I agree, but in principle it is not an ordinary 21 year jail sentence, but 21 years
minimum - after 21 years and every five years thereafter, he will be subject to a panel that will decide if he should spend another five years in prison. It is practically a life sentence, a loop hole for the Norwegian government to install the life sentence without debate. It is a very interesting debate, though. But one for random, I suspect!
