Pavement driver is banged up for six years

[Alycidon]

A lengthy sentence for a change.
QUOTE:

A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.

Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.

She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.

"All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html

[MrCheerful]

On 15/07/2015 17:53, Alycidon wrote:
> A lengthy sentence for a change.
> QUOTE:
>
> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>
> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>
> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>
> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html
>

Rather off topic for a cycling group. Please mark such posts as OT

[jnugent]

On 15/07/2015 17:53, Alycidon wrote:
> A lengthy sentence for a change.
> QUOTE:
>
> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>
> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>
> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>
> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html

Good.

But really, Parliament is missing a trick here. They should legislate
for attempted murder to be a criminal offence irrespective of the weapon
employed.

[Alycidon]

On Wednesday, 15 July 2015 17:53:59 UTC+1, Alycidon wrote:
> A lengthy sentence for a change.
> QUOTE:
>
> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>
> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>
> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>
> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html

Comments by readers.
QUOTE:

"All that for a bicycle? Could have easily got said bike replaced."

"How is 6 years over the top for attempted murder, which is what this really was? They should have been locked up for much longer, and in a tough prison not our cushy holiday camps."

"Should have been six years each for the two people she tried to mow down."

"This was clearly ATTEMPTED MURDER and should have been treated accordingly!"

And so on...

[MrCheerful]

On 15/07/2015 18:26, Alycidon wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 July 2015 17:53:59 UTC+1, Alycidon wrote:
>> A lengthy sentence for a change.
>> QUOTE:
>>
>> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>>
>> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>>
>> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>>
>> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html
>
> Comments by readers.
> QUOTE:
>
> "All that for a bicycle? Could have easily got said bike replaced."
>
> "How is 6 years over the top for attempted murder, which is what this really was? They should have been locked up for much longer, and in a tough prison not our cushy holiday camps."
>
> "Should have been six years each for the two people she tried to mow down."
>
> "This was clearly ATTEMPTED MURDER and should have been treated accordingly!"
>
> And so on...
>

What a great shame that you and Justice Lee are retired from the legal
system.

[David Lang]

On 15/07/2015 17:53, Alycidon wrote:
> A lengthy sentence for a change.
> QUOTE:
>
> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>
> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>
> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>
> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html
>

[jnugent]

On 15/07/2015 18:26, Alycidon wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 July 2015 17:53:59 UTC+1, Alycidon wrote:
>> A lengthy sentence for a change.
>> QUOTE:
>>
>> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>>
>> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>>
>> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>>
>> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html
>
> Comments by readers.
> QUOTE:
>
> "All that for a bicycle? Could have easily got said bike replaced."
>
> "How is 6 years over the top for attempted murder, which is what this really was? They should have been locked up for much longer, and in a tough prison not our cushy holiday camps."
>
> "Should have been six years each for the two people she tried to mow down."
>
> "This was clearly ATTEMPTED MURDER and should have been treated accordingly!"
>
> And so on...

Why do you have a problem with that?

No sensible, sober, person would.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:05:33 +0100, JNugent > wrote:

> On 15/07/2015 17:53, Alycidon wrote:
>> A lengthy sentence for a change.
>> QUOTE:
>>
>> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>>
>> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>>
>> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>>
>> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html
>
> Good.
>
> But really, Parliament is missing a trick here. They should legislate
> for attempted murder to be a criminal offence irrespective of the weapon
> employed.

I don't understand why it isn't already attempted murder. It's bloody obvious, she was trying to kill them.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:59:02 +0100, Mrcheerful > wrote:

> On 15/07/2015 17:53, Alycidon wrote:
>> A lengthy sentence for a change.
>> QUOTE:
>>
>> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>>
>> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>>
>> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>>
>> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html
>>
>
> Rather off topic for a cycling group. Please mark such posts as OT

It is not off topic. It shows that the mother had strange feelings for the bicycle.

--
"The knack to flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

[Bret Cahill]

> A mother has been jailed for deliberately driving in to a couple walking along the pavement because she thought they had stolen her child's bicycle.
>
> Later that day, Myles was driving through the city when she saw Miss Stokes, 26, and Mr Huxtable, 29, walking on the pavement.
>
> She mounted the pavement in her silver Peugot 406 and accelerated into the pair, sending them flying into the air before driving off.
>
> "All four wheels of your vehicle mounted the pavement and your intention was to mow down your victims.
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159524/Mother-deliberately-drove-pavement-mow-couple-thought-stolen-child-s-bike-jailed.html

Much more common are the motorists who strike cyclists with the opposite motivation:

The mom trips over her kid's bike blocking the door way and decides to take out her anger at bikes by side swiping the first cyclist she sees on the streets.

Later she calls it an "accident" and most including the cyclist believe her but who can really know anyone's intent for sure?