Speechless.

[Outbackjack]

This could have been anyone's loved one. But what gets me the FW that has been accused is 25. 25!!!

What can be said????

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22117932-2,00.html

[Rodp]

Yeah, I just don't understand the mentality of morons that throw rocks from an overpass. I am pleased they caught up with them, normally they get away. Hopefully she makes a speedy recovery.

[Ringo]

Thats manslaughter in my book....

[red_hotxr6]

Apart from a jail sentence i would make him pay for every hospital bill, every phone call, petrol bill, etc until she was well..sad git.

[Sourbastard]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

This could have been anyone's loved one. But what gets me the FW that has been accused is 25. 25!!!

What can be said????

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22117932-2,00.html

only time im speechless jack is when I look at your avatar.

[MYVYSS]

Its not attempted Manslaughter, its pre meditated, as he had to pick up the rock, so he was thinking about what he was doing, its attempted MURDER....

[King Nothing]

Originally Posted by MYVYSS

Its not attempted Manslaughter, its pre meditated, as he had to pick up the rock, so he was thinking about what he was doing, its attempted MURDER....

Agree. Manslaughter is accidental (or should be anyway, too many psychos getting soft sentances). This is obviously not. String the bastard up.

[MITCHAY]

Throw a rock at his head!

Very sad and I can't understand how a person would derive a sense of pleasure from throwing rocks at cars :

[Eb Barbie]

Thats disgusting behaviour. Glad the guy has been caught and I hope he learns his lesson

[JAJH]

Originally Posted by Ringo

Thats manslaughter in my book....

It's not manslaughter, no-one is dead. And there's no such thing as attempted manslaughter.

[XR06T]

what kind of a person does that???

people with nothing better to do that intentionally harm others and/or their property dont deserve to live in society.

"haha watch me throw a rock at this car!" *rock smashes through window*
"hahahahaha look at that chicks skull, ****in good idea that was, heaps of fun!!"

attempted murder.

[charles_wif_xf]

Originally Posted by red_hotxr6

Apart from a jail sentence i would make him pay for every hospital bill, every phone call, petrol bill, etc until she was well..sad git.

Here here!

I was shocked to read about this. Throw away the key I say, effin nut case.

[woodsy109]

"maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm"

It can't be attempted murder because he was not specifically attacking her, rather his actions caused harm to her.

Either way it doesn't really matter what the charge is as long as he gets what he deserves.

[turbo4me]

It happened over here in NZ and the poor guy was killed.

If it was up to me i would throw the p..cks off the over pass with a rope around their necks

[Gunns]

I don't feel so bad now I only had a brick thrown through my rear windscreen and the car was parked in my driveway on Friday night. About $1000 damage to the roof and boot, but I am still able to talk about it.

[Riksta]

Happened to a guy here in Adelaide a few years ago, I think the poor guy was only in his early 20's and he had to undergo a heap of surgery and stuff, he was in a real bad shape. I believe he's recovered most of it now bar the scarring, and police have only just apprehended the offender or something (if I recall correctly).

Some people are just total (insert swearing here). I mean, what kind of joy or fun can you seriously get from throwing rocks onto people's cars as they drive around???

I hope the poor lass recovers ok, and whoever did it gets karma kicking their ***.

[meg]

if i see someone throwing stuff off a bridge id swerve at them and run the bastards down, i live next to the M7 and stuff like this happens so often it's not funny. most overpasses now have fences to make it harder for these morons to throw stuff over, and themselves.

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by meg

if i see someone throwing stuff off a bridge id swerve at them and run the bastards down, i live next to the M7 and stuff like this happens so often it's not funny. most overpasses now have fences to make it harder for these morons to throw stuff over, and themselves.

The fences aren't good enough though... if you're really determined you can still throw something over them (I used to walk over an M2 overpass nearly daily going to a mate's place from where I used to live). The best fences are the ones that form a complete roof over the overpass... can't throw anything out of those.

[the_scotsman]

Thats just up the road from me....absolutely disgusting...what posseses someone to do that?

It's a 100km/h road, I just can't comprehend why anyone would do it???

[Outbackjack]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

only time im speechless jack is when I look at your avatar.

That is one happy pussy, to be sure!!

[gtfpv]

being 15 , is almost , almost understandable. but 25 . lock him up and throw away the key.

[Bucknaked]

Its about time they caught one of these idiots. What sort of person throws a rock of an overpass at cars for fun. How can they think doing this sort of this is entertainment. Someone is going to be injured. I hope they go to town on him. He deserves everything plus more for this. What a total tool.

I think this is the first time they have ever caught anyone. Remember the truckie who got hit a few years back.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Geeze, perhaps those countries that still do public floggings, or have the "an eye for an eye" rule arn't so bad after all.

Wouldn't you just love to cut off his hands with a rusty blunt knife.

Makes me sick.

Wonder what the judge will give him......

[andrewts]

Throw the book at him! Aim for his head, it won't seem so funny when HE gets hit.

[King Nothing]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Wonder what the judge will give him......

Probably take into consideration the hard life he has had, and will give him a slap on the wrist. The courts are a god damn joke these days. When was the last time anybody saw a decent sentence? Last one I remember was in 2001 when that pack rapist copped 50 odd years (which was later reduced anyway. Typical)

[Dezza]

Absolutely disgusting behaviour. How can anyone think that it is a good idea at the time.

[Jesk]

It makes me sick, I had stuff pelted at me from an overpass too, luckily only eggs but they make one hell of a bang! but the fellas in the other car that was hit managed to snot one of them a good one, I'm no runner so i just smashed the rest of their eggs.

[XRchic]

That is disgusting. I dont know how people can do that sort of thing to other people. How can you throw things of bridges and not realise the damage you could do? And at that age, well there can be no excuses. I hope his name is released. I would imagine someone like him wouldnt fare well with Bubba and friends in jail though....

That poor girl and her family. I hope she wakes up soon and makes a full recovery. She was only 22 and did not deserve that - how sad that someone can suffer so much at the hands of dipshits like that.

As for the charge, unfortunately there will be no attempted murder. For murder, there has to be an intent to kill and the act of attempting to kill. It would be very hard to argue that he deliberately set out to kill her by throwing the rocks. Without that intent, murder is lessened to manslaughter. This is where the action of killing took place without the intent to do so, which is replaced by recklessness or something like that...

However, since in this place the girl is (thankfully) not dead, then no manslaughter either, and as others have said, there is no such thing as attempted manslaughter as there can be no attempt to accidentally commit a crime.

I would image though, that some very serious charges will be laid and there will hopefully be some serious penalties accompanying them. I would love to be in court to hear is defence, if he has one.

One way or the other, I hope he gets justice.

[King Nothing]

Suprise suprise

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...23/1985915.htm

Make me sick. Does the poor girl get bail to get out of her coma? I have no faith in the courts whatsoever.

[Jason[98.EL]]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

only time im speechless jack is when I look at your avatar.

same here

that looks to be one really comfy piece of pussy.......

"Back on topic"..... i hope they have the book and a halve thrown at them

jason