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Ped should have been charged with manslaughter for consistency. His mum has a very valid point.
Ben’s mother, Jacqui, emphasised that the council was not wholly responsible. “He was a keen and accomplished cyclist. If someone hadn’t stepped out into the road, the accident would never have happened. It was avoidable. He did not expect someone to boing out into the road without looking.”
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Worth a refresh on this too:
http://road.cc/content/news/228969-reading-cyclist-died-after-pedestrian-stepped-out-front-him-finds-inquest
It's depressing to compare these 3 events. Both in terms of media circus & judicial outcome. Edit: not disputing the verdict or sentence in Charlies case at this point, but the discrepancies within the system. 3 people tragically killed by action of another, 1/3 people result in custodial sentence.