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Here's an item from the local rag.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ ... ory=682882

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Anyone who tells you that nothing is impossible has never bathed in a saucer of water.

only a few months and a 3 year ban?

I saw a first time offender get a 3 year ban for a bit of cannabis on a moped!

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Speed limit sign radio interview. TV Snap Unhappy
“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

Can’t understand really, this is his fourth drink driving ban, he was already serving a 10 year ban and been caught 5 times driving while banned, gets caught again for another drink driving while in possession of cannabis, and only gets a 3 year ban. I know he’s going to jail but IMO he should have been banned for a further 10 years.

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Useless laws weaken necessary laws.

Surely the purpose of a driving ban is to prevent an offender from driving for a period of time. This person was already banned and still not only drove but drank and drove. If the court believed he should be prevented from driving to protect the public, he should have gone to prison for the length of the ban, not just a few weeks.