Only 17 months for this ?

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Permalink Reply by Sarah-Jane on February 21, 2012 at 13:15

Blimey, I'd better watch myself. Capital punishment seems a bit harsh for poor technique - could I persuade you to settle for a public birching next time I wobble a bit at a junction?

James Lee said:

The cyclist was quite an experienced rider. He's probably fell off several time before at a higher speed than that incident. He does Timetrials.

From the CCTV Vid, it looks like IMHO, he was wanting to be hit so he could 'nail' the bus driver.

On the island, his riding technique was abismal, and his shouting at the bus driver ( what he shouted, I do not know ) was deliberate provocation.

 

The more often I watch the vids, the more I am convinced the cyclist had decided he would be knocked down to prove a point.

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Permalink Reply by CKS on February 21, 2012 at 13:20

Some people pay good money for that sort of thing ...
 
Sarah-Jane Watkinson said:

Blimey, I'd better watch myself. Capital punishment seems a bit harsh for poor technique - could I persuade you to settle for a public birching next time I wobble a bit at a junction?

 

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Permalink Reply by Shamim on February 21, 2012 at 17:11

Unrelated question for John Kirk,

are you related to Tom Kirk?

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Permalink Reply by John KIRK on February 22, 2012 at 22:05

Nope.No Toms.Sorry.jk Shamim said:

Unrelated question for John Kirk,

are you related to Tom Kirk?

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Permalink Reply by Andy White on February 23, 2012 at 17:50

This just in   :-(

 

 Dear Mr White

Thank you for your email below regarding the sentence given to Gavin Hill.

As you may know, the Attorney General has the power, under section

36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, to refer to the Court of Appeal a sentence passed in the Crown Court which appears to him to be unduly lenient. This power is subject to strict limitations and only applies to sentences imposed for certain offences.

In this case, Gavin Hill was sentenced for dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm (section 20, Offences Against the Person Act 1861). These are not offences to which the scheme applies and I am afraid there

is therefore no possibility that the Attorney General can seek to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal for review.

I realise that my reply may be disappointing to you but I hope that this explanation has at least been of some help.

Yours sincerely,

Jeffrey Care

Correspondence Unit

Attorney General's Office

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