Driver alertness courses for drivers who hit cyclists

Good idea, but I do wonder what sort of justice system we live in where the victim gets to decide what happens to the accused. Surely it should just be a question of whether to prosecute or not, the punishment should be decided by the authorities.

I think that a society where the victim has a feeling of input into the justice system, above being on the receiving end of a crime, is an improvement on the current one. It is also likely to reduce the rates of reoffending if the perpetrator feels a direct link between the punishment and the victim rather than being punished by a large and essentially faceless judicial system. It offers that sense of accountability to the victim directly, which is born out of the confrontation system.

Obviously the punishment meted out should only be within the bounds of what is already legally available to the current judicial system but yes, I think this is a wonderful thing.