Reply to: Harriet Harman prosecuted over driving with mobile

[sunnysan]

Is it possible

..to temporarily introduce the death penalty for driving while talking on a mobile? We can change it back in a few months.

[wobbegong]

What did we do so wrong to deserve such scheming, lying, law-breaking, thieving, two-faced, toe-rag bastards in charge of us?

Voted Labour (in an attempt to get away from the scheming, lying, law-breaking, thieving, two-faced, toe-rag bastard Tories).

[d000hg]

and why didn't the police check with the service provider for confirmation of phone usage?

Unless a witness checked the time of the incident to the nearest second it's not useful I'd imagine.

[AtW]

MP's can also defraud the tax payers with immunity

claim legitimate expenses

[Diver]

In fairness, normally people "leave the scene of an accident" to do a runner. HH clearly made no attempt to pretend she wasn't there. She was very arrogant, but her actions were not criminally motivated.

I'm not sure how the mobile phone charge was dropped though? Did she deny using the phone?

and why didn't the police check with the service provider for confirmation of phone usage?

[d000hg]

But MP's are above the law, she was only given a fine and three points because it became public.

MP's can also defraud the tax payers with immunity

In fairness, normally people "leave the scene of an accident" to do a runner. HH clearly made no attempt to pretend she wasn't there. She was very arrogant, but her actions were not criminally motivated.

I'm not sure how the mobile phone charge was dropped though? Did she deny using the phone?

[Diver]

She got away with these - IMO leaving scene of an accident is a very serious offence.

But MP's are above the law, she was only given a fine and three points because it became public.

MP's can also defraud the tax payers with immunity

[AtW]

Leaving the scene of an accident - 3 - 12 points
Careless driving - 3 - 12 points

She got away with these - IMO leaving scene of an accident is a very serious offence.

[Zippy]

She doesn't get treated differently. Watch one of these cop chase shows (or read the papers) and you'll see that some moronic chav that pinches a car, takes it on a high speed chase and then crashes is likely to get community service and his (non-existant) licence suspended for a year. Her sentance seems fair in comparison and at least she's likely to pay the fine.

[norrahe]

She's an MP, so she gets a slap on the wrist.

If it was a member of the public, their license would probably be revoked.

I'm sure she also had a good solicitor, who could spin a good story for her.

[TykeMerc]

She's an MP, so she gets a slap on the wrist.

If it was a member of the public, their license would probably be revoked.

Very probably.

Driving with a mobile - 3 points
Leaving the scene of an accident - 3 - 12 points
Careless driving - 3 - 12 points

Most drivers would have got a ban or at least 9 points from that one incident starting with a clean licence, but of course the Harmonster is an MP and "important" member of her party so she gets treated very differently.

[SantaClaus]

She's an MP, so she gets a slap on the wrist.

If it was a member of the public, their license would probably be revoked.

[RichardCranium]

Well, she got away with it.

Harriet Harman fined £350 for careless driving

She reversed into a parked car in Camberwell, south London, last July, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.

A second charge of driving while using a mobile phone was withdrawn.

Ms Harman, who is also House of Commons leader and equality minister, was using her mobile phone when she got into the car and throughout the low-speed incident, the court heard.

The court heard that Ms Harman already has six penalty points on her licence after being caught speeding in a 30mph zone, in 2007 and 2008. Motorists with 12 points on their licence face a ban. Ms Harman now has a total of nine.

"Ms Harman is pleased that the potential charges of leaving the scene of an accident without exchanging particulars and failing to report an accident to the police have been dropped.

Because you and I would have been let off in the same circumstances, wouldn't we?

[RichardCranium]

She's going to plead not guilty!

There were witnesses, FFS!

What an arrogant bitch.

What did we do so wrong to deserve such scheming, lying, law-breaking, thieving, two-faced, toe-rag bastards in charge of us?

Why aren't such scum - which is what she is - as this criticised and disowned by the constituency party members? What spineless arselickers. I'm coming to the conclusion that big party politics is inherently corrupt.

[PM-Junkie]

...Anyway, if I ruled the world I would just put her in a giant meat mincer set to very slow.

Where do I go to vote for you?