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Old 20th Dec 2015, 08:34
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LeadSled
 
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Folks,
I still don't know what the circumstances are, that give rise to a charge of recklessness --- which is not a strict liability offense, the poor sod is in for a full on jury trial in Supreme Court ---- with jail as a possible, even likely, penalty, if he is found guilty.
It is not the drinking allegation, that is a regulatory matter, and by the sound of it a pretty alleged technical breach, for which, I understand rather third hand, there is credible defense.
Do any of you here know what the alleged actions were, to generate such a savage reaction from the "model litigant".
Tootle pip!!
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