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Evergreen Dazed wrote:
juamei wrote:
The notion that because it wasn't actually him driving the digger, he is in someway removed from his duty of care is a little bit scary.
Nobody has suggested that though, have they?
He is ultimately responsible. And he is paying.

I was just attempting to clarify the position for the more 'Daily Mail' amongst us.

Any penalty for a wrongdoing must take into account intent.

The question is whether he paying _enough_ though... I'm sure he didn't mean for all of this to happen, but I'm equally sure he wanted his field flattened...

juamei wrote:
The question is whether he paying _enough_ though... I'm sure he didn't mean for all of this to happen, but I'm equally sure he wanted his field flattened...
Whether or not hes 'paying enough' is really a vexed issue and one which its probably best not to make a judgement on unless you are in possession of all of the facts.

You are sure he wanted the field flattened? What makes you say that?
Thats a pretty bold statement.

I get a little edgy about this kind of thing. The mentality of it unnerves me. Judgements being made by people based upon an emotional response or an inadequate comparison, whilst understandable in one sense, are no replacement for an analysis of the situation within a court of law.

This man accepted responsibility, has gone through a legal process and has received his penalty. If somebody thinks it's 'not enough', fine, but they need to be basing any argument on facts, or if they are not available, at least a solid comparison with the facts they are aware of, as some sort of starting point.