Female Student Killed in Range Rover Hit and Run in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (UPDATE: Release from Prison)
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Very sad...
I bet if this case is opposite... maybe the student get 20+ years jail time.
I bet if this case is opposite... maybe the student get 20+ years jail time.
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Re: Female Student Killed in Range Rover Hit and Run in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (VIDEO)
I wonder if the judge got more or less than the $70k that the victims family received.
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Re: Female Student Killed in Range Rover Hit and Run in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (VIDEO)
That was a foreseeable verdict.
However, more confusing information by the media - such as, she is only 16, but has a driver's license.
However, more confusing information by the media - such as, she is only 16, but has a driver's license.
Exactly. Either the killer is 16, and she does not hold a drivers license, and should not have been driving that car, so there are some mitigating circumstances for her and definitely some blame for her guardians. Or, she is over 18, has a driver's license, and so must be held responsible for the accident. Whatever the case, a 10 month license suspension for killing someone is really taking the piss, and no wonder there are angry mobs.John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 7:23 pmSixteen- year-old Khun Mey, more commonly known as Yin ManaWhat the actual fuck? How can you suspend a licence when someone isn't even legally allowed to have it till they are 18?10-month licence suspension
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Sad to say but with this judicial system mob justice will not be eradicated any time soon.
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Re: Female Student Killed in Range Rover Hit and Run in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (VIDEO)
She got away with murder because she was from a rich connected family.
This is not justice.
This is not justice.
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You'd get more jail time for flying a drone over the city without a permit.
I wonder if the court is going to count her arduous "pre-trial" detention as time served?
If so, the 2 month sentence neatly wraps up and she could be out in a matter of days.
Now that the criminal proceedings are over...too bad the family can't haul her into a civil case. But maybe that's what that 70 grand was for.
I wonder if the dead girls family is still happy with that amount.
There's a dark sickness in this country.
I wonder if the court is going to count her arduous "pre-trial" detention as time served?
If so, the 2 month sentence neatly wraps up and she could be out in a matter of days.
Now that the criminal proceedings are over...too bad the family can't haul her into a civil case. But maybe that's what that 70 grand was for.
I wonder if the dead girls family is still happy with that amount.
There's a dark sickness in this country.
Re: Female Student Killed in Range Rover Hit and Run in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (VIDEO)
for anyone who has lived here over 5yrs you cannot be surprised with the outcome ,I know a guy who got 6 months for beating a backpacker up.
Meat pie Sausage Roll come on Rovers score a goal.
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Re: Female Student Killed in Range Rover Hit and Run in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (VIDEO)
This is interesting from a sociological point of view. Posters here have a palpable sense of outrage over this case and I think every Westerner feels that. I wonder if that is being reflected by the locals. The Western world has a range of relevant notions that apply in a case like this - social justice, fair recompense for the victim (or their family), social vengeance, deterrence of future crimes, even rehabilitation for the offender. The legal institutions (both criminal and civil) address these, rarely to society's (or the media's) complete satisfaction.Brody wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 7:56 am You'd get more jail time for flying a drone over the city without a permit.
I wonder if the court is going to count her arduous "pre-trial" detention as time served?
If so, the 2 month sentence neatly wraps up and she could be out in a matter of days.
Now that the criminal proceedings are over...too bad the family can't haul her into a civil case. But maybe that's what that 70 grand was for.
I wonder if the dead girls family is still happy with that amount.
There's a dark sickness in this country.
In the UK, a victim's statement was introduced to the criminal justice system a while back, I suppose in an attempt to achieve more social justice. Sentencing judges have pointed out how they often hear a heart-wrenching victim's statement but then have to deliver a light sentence because the guidelines on sentencing have to be followed and the victim's circumstances are usually irrelevant to that process.
Asians are pragmatic, even in a tragic case. And maybe they don't feel the need for vengeance so strongly. Perhaps the Buddhist culture is more accepting of an event without the need to attach blame.So, a substantial financial payment is made to the family and this should enhance their lives. What good does it do them if the perpetrator spends time in jail?
Beyond that, there is really only the issue of deterring future perpetrators. One could argue that all the publicity and the substantial financial cost for the perp's family will have achieved quite a lot in that direction.
BTW, I'm surprised posters have not picked up on any possible implications of the articles linked on pages 17 and 19 of this thread.
At the end of the day, we come back to the old adage about living in another country. Love it or leave it. It's not our business to judge.
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