Speeding Drunk driver kills cousin - Corrupt judge gives no prison time

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19336376%255E2682,00.html

Drink-driver who killed his cousin walks free

By ALEXANDRA ECONOMOU - 02jun06

A SUPERMARKET owner, who caused the death of his cousin in a car crash
while four times over the legal alcohol limit, has been given a
suspended two-year jail term because his actions were "out of
character".

District Court Judge Geoffrey Muecke yesterday said "it was unlikely
everyone in the community" would agree with the sentence to Blair
Athol man Phuc Huu Lam.

The 25-year-old had admitted the excessive blood alcohol level - .187
- and that he was speeding when he crashed into a guard rail and brick
wall at Medindie last year, killing his friend and cousin, Phong Duc
Tram.

(snip)

Judge Muecke said causing death by dangerous driving was a "unique
offence" because, in cases such as Lam's, it involved "otherwise
hard-working, caring and good people".

"I have no doubt that despite your gross intoxication and excessive
speed, you were a person who fell within this category," he said.

He said he was not aware of any statistics which showed severe jail
sentences had an impact on the road toll. "It seems that alcohol and
motor vehicles are considered to be such important parts of our
society (and people) frequently continue to use both together," he
said.

He suspended the sentence upon Lam entering into a two-year
good-behaviour bond and banned him from driving for six years.

America: love it, or leave it, Adolf.

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Loco Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend demonstrates
its (in)ability to handle simple math (gramatical errors left intact):

"The issue is the psychopath doing 60 mph OVER THE LIMIT!!!!!!!!.
This guy is a murderer and i want him locked up anyway
they can do it."

Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend, 11/17/2004
Ref: http://tinyurl.com/pkzrc
Message ID: 780ea958.04111...@posting.google.com

You think a suspended sentence is a proper sentence for someone 4x the
legal limit?

This judge should be removed from the bench, along with the one who
didn't put the child molester in jail because he's "too short" for
jail.

Hey - necromancer is a criminal coddler. BTW the article says 4X and
then it says the BAC was .187 which doesn't make much sense. Not that
it matters. Drunk drivers who kill should get life wo parole.

> Hey - necromancer is a criminal coddler.

Is that the best you can do, Mr. Stalin? I don't coddle anyone, much
less criminals. The only difference is that I don't go making criminals
where there shouldn't be any, you fascist pig.