[Closed] Cyclist killer Gary McCourt: Crown loses appeal against 'lenient' sentence

The extended retest is supposed to provide the protection that incompetent people don't get back on the roads

That is a very good point when you think about it. Hopefully the guy goes to the test centre nearest to where he killed the latest cyclist. I know the person who does the extended retests there - he's a bit fond of two wheels.

I was thinking about this the other day, and started to think 'what if these people are killers' but instead of using guns, knives and the like they use a car.
Think about it. A killer kills on purpose and if caught they're pretty well bang to rights. Chose a car as you're weapon and get caught you're not an attempted murderer, but instead guilty of having an accident.
Makes you wonder if any folk killed on the road were killed for kicks?

Very disappointed with this decision, would like to find a proper summary of the facts and reasoned judgements.

The Appeal Court Opinion is here:

http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2013HCJAC114.html

Please read it all and try to avoid quoting out of context, as actually, as is often the case with Appeal Court Opinions it is difficult to argue with the logic when you accept the boundaries that the court operates within.

Well done the CTC/CDF for helping fund this, even though I haven't agreed with all their recent campaigns, this one was too important to ignore.