Harriet Harman - A criminal according to The Times

[AlanH]

According to this article...

Harriet Harman pleads guilty to careless driving - Times Online

The Times says:
"Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman today became the first serving Cabinet minister in memory to plead guilty to a criminal charge after admitting driving without due care and attention. "

So, since when was driving without due care and attention a criminal offence?

[jasonbc]

According to this article...

Harriet Harman pleads guilty to careless driving - Times Online

The Times says:
"Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman today became the first serving Cabinet minister in memory to plead guilty to a criminal charge after admitting driving without due care and attention. "

So, since when was driving without due care and attention a criminal offence?

I guess since she caused criminal damage to someone else's property, more to the point reading the atricle seeing how many points she already had why wasn't her license taken away like it would ahve been if it were me or you in the same circumstance....
Another instance of one rule for one and one rule for another

[jarl]

I'm wondering why the charge of driving with a phone was dropped....

*palmface*

[AlanH]

I guess since she caused criminal damage to someone else's property

Well I wouldn't say it was strictly "Criminal Damage" - more an act of asinine stupidity.

According to my wife, women are much better at multitasking than men - but clearly not in this case.

parking + mobile phone + arrogant twit = disaster

Perhaps women multitasking means doing lots of things badly at the same time rather than just doing one thing well. If women really are much better at multitasking then another explanation may be that Harriet Harman is or used to be a man

I'm not surprised she/he wasn't prosecuted for using the phone at the same time. It certainly is one rule for them and one for the rest of us. And what about the fine? Who pays for it? Well, considering where her wages come from, that'll be the taxpayer of course

[z-weiser]

it is a criminal offence!

that is why the police and the magistrates will prosecute it!

as for why she kept her licence there are arguments that can be made even on a guilty plea to keep a licence that is loaded with points, she may have argued that the disqualification would have caused exceptional hardship!

actually after reading the article and noticing that prior to the incident she only had 6 points there is no way that for that type of incident she would have recieved enough points to disqualify her!

no doubt some smart ass lawyer will have hand a hand in it somewhere!



Z

[AlanH]

it is a criminal offence!

So anyone who is convicted of driving without due care and attention is then a criminal.

actually after reading the article and noticing that prior to the incident she only had 6 points there is no way that for that type of incident she would have recieved enough points to disqualify her!

If they prosecuted her for leaving the scene and failure to report, maybe the points would have been more likely to give her another ban.

[jasonbc]

[QUOTE=AlanH;434126]

Perhaps women multitasking means doing lots of things badly at the same time rather than just doing one thing well. If women really are much better at multitasking then another explanation may be that Harriet Harman is or used to be a man



Multitasking is purely the ability to f**k up more than one thing at any given time.

[z-weiser]

So anyone who is convicted of driving without due care and attention is then a criminal.



If they prosecuted her for leaving the scene and failure to report, maybe the points would have been more likely to give her another ban.

I suppose if you take it at face value anyone who commits a criminal offence is a criminal!

on the other hand it is unlikely that one conviction for minor road traffic matters puts you into the crime hall of fame!

it's all relative but you would be surprised how many accidental or innocuous activities or actions could potentially be criminal offences!

Z

[StumpyFingers]

I know of someone who got caught driving without insurance and got away with out points because he would have lost his job.

[africajim]

Well, after a couple of drinks I've decided to add my opinion on this one, yes she should have been banned and only the work of her overpaid defence stopped her from having to walk for the next six months.
The Times reported the prosecution had witness statements saying she reversed into the car whilst using a mobile phone, that is an offence that carries 3 points and would give her 12 under the totting up and a six month ban.
This is a clear case of them with money and position can manipulate the law to their own devices and a clear indication of do as I say and not as I do, a poor example to be set by a member of our government.
This is just another example of the rot that is decaying this country in my eyes, possibly enough for me to consider greener pastures. This and many other miscarriages of justice in the past few years are almost enough to sicken me to the stomach.