AIBU to think Katie Price is clearly above the law.

[Justmebeingme245]

A suspended sentence? One day she will kill someone.

I suspected she'd get a suspended sentence BUT the length of it hardly seems justifiable - I was expecting at least 18 months. With a LONG driving ban to go with it. I am surprised at the judge there seems no logic here at all. Had it been a first offence maybe!

[quote CallmeHendricksGingleBells]@MaHBroon, I fail to see how you can seriously be attempting to defend the indefensible.[/quote]
Me either. I honestly don't understand why anyone wouldn't have contempt for her actions. It's sheer dumb luck she has not killed someone yet and all this sentence does is show her that no matter what her actions she is above the law. She will keep speeding, driving whilst banned and putting lives at risk because she doesn't feel any remorse or see she has done anything wrong.

@MaHBroon Probably because it’s a post about her repeat offending and poor parenting. To be fair, she doesn’t have many good points as a person.

And loving your kids is a basic. It doesn’t deserve praise as love is not enough to keep them safe.

[quote CallmeHendricksGingleBells]@MaHBroon, I fail to see how you can seriously be attempting to defend the indefensible.[/quote]
I’m not.

But this thread has been a very clear indication that if a person is to say anything then it has to be something horrible.

My first post was very clear - her lawyer knew how to find a way around things so he did.

She’s not all bad. Very few people are.

but I won’t go along with the flavour of the thread which is - if KP is mentioned nothing good can be said about her.

Why does something good need to be said about her? The thread is about her repeat offences and dangerous behaviour.

Questionable post at 21.25

Today 21:38
CallmeHendricksGingleBells challenged

Today 21:50
MaHBroon you asked why it wasn't challenged

It is reported that Sussex Police are seeking to appeal her sentence.

The judge was also involved in a horse cruelty case and only gave community service -
www.theargus.co.uk/news/19369190.judge-explains-sentence-kate-greenhalgh-horse-neglect/

There is something I find worrying about this judgment and I thoroughly support Sussex Police in their appeal 100%.

This is a bad day for British justice.

but I won’t go along with the flavour of the thread which is - if KP is mentioned nothing good can be said about her.

Do you apply that logic to all people on all threads? The thread is about her repeated law breaking and her poor parenting, she's repeatedly put her kids at risk when driving with them that makes her a poor parent.

But this thread has been a very clear indication that if a person is to say anything then it has to be something horrible.

Considering the thread is about dangerous driving, repeat offences and a lenient sentance it makes sense that the majority of comments are negative. You wouldn't comment on a thread about a serial killer and say, ah shame about the killing, but he loved his mum and baked cookies for her every weekend so he's not all bad. 🙄

I think her behaviour is reprehensible. She can kill herself if she wishes with plastic surgery, cocaine use or whatever.

But her driving whilst on bans and under the influence of alcohol and drugs does potentially affect other innocent people. She was fortunate that she didn’t kill anyone.

Look at her behaviour leading up to this sentence. Vegas more unnecessary surgery etc. She shows no remorse. She should have received a custodial sentence.

Why would we say good things about someone who has repeatedly been caught driving under the influence? There's no hypocrisy here - MN always takes a very hard line with people who drive under the influence. As they should. Go and have a chat with someone whose innocent child has been killed by a drunk or drugged up driver, and then be sure to let them know that they should say some nice thing about the culprit

I'm amazed that she hasn't received a lifetime ban on driving. Can anyone with legal knowledge explain why this doesn't happen? It seems like a no-brainer to me but I'm not a lawyer so I appreciate I don't know the ins and outs of it all.

Why does something good need to be said about her? confused The thread is about her repeat offences and dangerous behaviour

The thread may have started off about her offences but it very soon became an excuse for people to be absolutely vile about someone who really isn’t well and hasnt been for a long time. And that’s not excusing what she’s done. It’s just about finding something positive to say about a very damaged soul.

Not that I expect too many here to understand that based on the posts.

I don’t get why we have to say anything positive about her. Her behaviour is abysmal and she is a terrible mother.

I’m sure so helps old ladies across the road and donate to food banks but that doesn’t make her behaviour any less abhorrent.

But absolutely loads of people get away with driving drunkenly all the time, daily, not just Katie Price so why is everyone saying she should go to jail for it?? She should pay a fine if she hasn’t, I haven’t read it, but she hasn’t killed anybody, but some people Are insisting she be imprisoned - and ok, if her kids don’t live with her, but she’s still their mother

From what I can glean, Katie Price's human rights to keep herself in the media spotlight trumps everyone else's rights to drive safely.

In the horse cruelty case, the judge is reported to have recognised the perpetrator's human rights to continue to own horses.

Two wrongs do not make a right, which is why the law is an ass here.

@OneRuleForThem So I assume you don’t think fathers should ever be jailed then unless they kill someone?

@MaHBroon

Her lawyer knew how to minimize her punishment - she went into therapy.

Hasn't she been in therapy before? It doesn't seem to have worked, does it? She's the type who thinks because she's a 'celebrity' she's special.

@MaHBroon

Why does something good need to be said about her? confused The thread is about her repeat offences and dangerous behaviour

The thread may have started off about her offences but it very soon became an excuse for people to be absolutely vile about someone who really isn’t well and hasnt been for a long time. And that’s not excusing what she’s done. It’s just about finding something positive to say about a very damaged soul.

Not that I expect too many here to understand that based on the posts.

No. You are trying to deflect the very public opinion reflected here that Katie Price should be in prison for the next 16 weeks.

To often these days, posters hijack threads to derail them.

@NandorTheRelentless

Questionable post at 21.25

Today 21:38
CallmeHendricksGingleBells challenged

Today 21:50
MaHBroon you asked why it wasn't challenged

It’s unfortunate that the original post by nomoresugar wasn’t challenged by CallmeHendricks until she read my post.

Do try and keep up.

@SpanielsAreMyLife

I was really angry about it earlier, but it's clear she's on a massive downward spiral. She's obviously an addict, has lost custody of her kids and her career is over.

She's master of her own downfall and doesn't need a Judge to help.

I have zero sympathy for anyone who chooses to be an addict, they always like to blame someone else when in fact it's their choice.

o often these days, posters hijack threads to derail them

Stop being ridiculous. I was one of the first to post on the thread.

And if anyone is doing any hijacking it’s the people now posting about serial killers and hijackers in order to get their points across.

It’s very late where I live so I’m off to bed now.

Goodnight.

@OneRuleForThem

But absolutely loads of people get away with driving drunkenly all the time, daily, not just Katie Price so why is everyone saying she should go to jail for it?? She should pay a fine if she hasn’t, I haven’t read it, but she hasn’t killed anybody, but some people Are insisting she be imprisoned - and ok, if her kids don’t live with her, but she’s still their mother

For fuck’s sake. Do you know anything about her offending history at all?

All the "sentence" has done is send her a message that she's Teflon. I would have more sympathy if she appeared to have made any real effort to address her very obvious issues, but apart from the brief spell in the Priory (which looks now like a lawyers ploy to keep her out of prison) what has she done? Fannying around Las Vegas and yet more cosmetic surgery can't possibly count.

This was not a one off mistake but part of a pattern of behaviour where it is nothing but pure luck someone hasn't been killed or seriously injured.

@OneRuleForThem

But absolutely loads of people get away with driving drunkenly all the time, daily, not just Katie Price so why is everyone saying she should go to jail for it?? She should pay a fine if she hasn’t, I haven’t read it, but she hasn’t killed anybody, but some people Are insisting she be imprisoned - and ok, if her kids don’t live with her, but she’s still their mother

drunk driver, 7 years imprisonment, no-one killed

repeated offender, no accident, jailed after police stopped him for no tax

A couple of examples of drunk drivers who haven’t killed anyone, but still ended up in jail.

To be fair to the judge, they sound very pissed off that they couldn't impose a custodial sentence.

"The public may be appalled to hear that I can't send you to jail today," District Judge Kelly said.

"But the law says that when a person has complied with the terms of their release then you have a legitimate expectation not to be sent to prison today, even though you deserve to spend Christmas behind bars."