Australian Federal Election 2022

[spacesailor]

The worst one ! ,was a jaguar in the UK .

THE CAR HIT A MOTORWAY OVERBRIDGE !

Killing the drivers wife. He was charged with manslaughter. 

BUT

It eventually came to light that the car had NEVER had an oil change , Although it was seviced regularly. 

The reason it hit the bridge was a seizure of the front wheel bearing, that also had Never been serviced.

Although he had paid the dealer , they got off by putting the blame onto the manufacturer. 

AND no one was held responsible for the womans death .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

80K Kms Correction. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

@spacey - do you have any details.. I know someone who may take this on.. Corporate manslaughter over here, though, is very difficult to prove, and then apportion blame to a specific director.

[spacesailor]

It made all the TV channels & papers at the time !.

AS it was a manslaughter charge against the owner driver .

spacesailor

[onetrack]

The Jaguar wheel bearing manslaughter case was probably 50 years ago, knowing Spaceys memory! All the witnesses are likely to be dead.

 

[spacesailor]

It Was a long time ago. 

AND, when the driver was exonerated,  it just wasn,t News anymore .

They ( the police ) accused him of everything they could dream up , speeding , drinking , fighting,  etc. 

spacesailor

[Jerry_Atrick]

In the law of England and Wales, criminal appeals rarely call witnesses; it reviews the evidence provided, the application of the law, and the procedural integrity. I will look it up... If I can find anything, I will pass it on...

 

But,. this does not sound like an appeal.. it may well be a prosecution that was dropped, in which case, any witness statements or depositions made under oath may well do the trick...

 

 

[red750]

Monique Ryan and Greens renew push to lower Australia’s voting age to 16

 

Read more here.

[old man emu]

Ryan has said she will introduce a private member’s bill, to require 16 and 17-year-olds to vote but without the threat of fines, or work with the Greens

 

This reads completely differently if you leave out the comma after "fines".

[facthunter]

It's more of a goer in New Zealand but people don't feel strongly one way  or  the other here, it seems. Nev

[Marty_d]

I agree with her.  16 year olds are politically aware and also very conscious that climate change needs immediate action.  Neither of the major parties will support it, of course, because most of the motivated youth will vote Green.

[Jerry_Atrick]

"I propose to extend the vote to people aged 16 and 17, making it mandatory but with no fines in the event they don’t vote.”.. Er., how is it mandatory?

 

I sort of agree, but does one's poilitical leanings all of a sudden change when one turns 18? I would have thought most 18 - 25 year olds would still consider the same issues as when they were 16 when they voted. Maybe the influience of mum and dad are too strong when it comes to putting pencil to ballot paper.

 

 

[facthunter]

What 16 year old takes any notice of their parents?  Nev

[red750]

It's just vote stacking - add more voters to the election who are going to vote for us (Greens). They are one-trick ponies.

[facthunter]

Greens take the low hanging fruit and eventually self destruct from within like UAP and Pauleen's mob and the DEMS if we go back far enough. The Unholy Alliance of NP and libs is structurally and ideologically debateable also. Genuine Independents have done a good job, by and large.. I just can't bring myself to vote greens. You really cannot predict them,  Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

That’s what makes them exciting 

[facthunter]

You mean the ones that don't wear lippy?  Nev