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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
aussie news: Elusive driver jailed after 400km chase
A DRUNK and disqualified driver pursued by police for over 400km from Townsville to Mackay at high speeds has lost his licence for almost five years and been jailed for 18 months.
The father of two had an alcohol reading three times the legal limit of .170 per cent.
But it's believed to have been much higher as the pursuit was ended five hours after he got behind the wheel following a drinking session.
Sean Joseph Preston, 22, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Townsville Magistrates Court to nine charges including dangerous driving, drink driving, driving while disqualified, four fail to stop for police and two theft of fuel.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Deb Bisley said the multiple police chase started at Rasmussen on September 7 when Preston avoided a random breath test about 2am.
"A white Holden Commodore was seen pulling into an IGA car park and drive out the other entrance," she said.
Townsville police pursued but the chase was called off when the vehicle failed to stop.
Preston was then seen at an Alligator Creek Caltex service station driving off without paying for $49 worth of fuel.
The Ayr police were next to attempt intercepting the defendant as he travelled south on the Bruce Highway at dangerously high speeds.
"They attempted to intercept and he accelerated heavily away - at 170km in a 100km zone," Sgt Bisley said.
Ayr police spotted Preston on Queen St soon after where he failed to give-way to a patrol car at a roundabout speeding away in a 70km/h zone at more than 142km/h on the wrong side of the road.
Bowen police were next, their attempt to intercept the car parked at a construction site was foiled when reversed away into a U-turn and drove off at 138km/h in an 80km/h zone.
The defendant then drove off without paying for $52 worth of fuel at Airlie Beach Mobil service station.
Mackay police, who heard the pursuits over the radio, ended the escapade five hours later at 7am.
"He was parked in by traffic at a red light and was arrested," Sgt Bisley said.
Magistrate Smid refused to accept the defendant's dangerous high-speed highway dash was all because of an alcohol problem.
Defence lawyer Marie Kerfoot argued her client was turning his troubled times around.
"He wants a family life and wants to be alcohol-free,"' she said.
Mr Smid was also skeptical about that argument remarking"too many people like you (Preston) claim to be getting their life together just before a magistrate sentences them."
The magistrate sentenced Preston, who has spent six months in custody already and was on probation for a break and enter offence, to 18 months' prison with a parole release date later this month.
The defendant was disqualified from driving for four years for unlicensed driving, three months for drink driving, six months for dangerous operation and two months for each failing to stop offence. He was fined $400 for the fuel thefts.
comments:
firstly, i seriously think that the state police needs to have a better way in catching these reckless drunk drivers other chasing them across the state but ends up losing them, its such a waste. Second, for me the punishment sentenced to this guy is a bit lenient. Come on, this guy could cause an accident which fatal innocent lives. Maybe a heftier punishment should be imposed for illegal traffickers who had seen driving dangerously.
on contrary, i do feel the complexity of the judge to sentence those who were found guilty. Like this example, the defendant said that he tried to get his life back together before the magistrate. This could actually give the magistrate a headache to accept that the defendant has really admit his mistake or just to fool the magistrate so they get lighter punishment. however, i am sympathized by this guy as he is still young and have a family to support. i hope the jail sentence, although it is considered short term but will give a valuable lesson. I also hoped that his family can get through which maybe their darkest hour of their life.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Argumentative essay (TELEVISION WATCHING) draft 2
In has become a norm in developed countries where watching television is one of the most popular past-time activity compared to the others. Statistics showed that an average of two and a half hours is spent by total population, dwarfing other leisure and past time activities (American Time Use Survey 2003). Amid the statistics and current social trend, people are still arguing about whether this past time activity brings more harm than good to the society. There are sound evidences to support that watching television actually brings a lot of advantages such as improving an individual’s critical thinking, creating more entertaining education environment and exposing people to current issues and other cultures.
First and foremost, television programs can be harnessed to enhance more critical thinking especially among youngsters. Such programs like ‘Friends’ for example, although it is seen to give a negative influences, but teenagers can discuss with their parents how problems are resolved in the program and finding other more viable solution than shown on the television program (Sharif 1999). From there, students are able to engage in critical thinking when it comes to discussing more serious issues of social problems varying from globalization to poverty (Leigh 2001).
Furthermore, the television provides an alternative medium for learning process. Television as an audio-visual medium proven to be a popular teaching tool among preschools as children are more likely to comprehend and maintain information they have seen and heard rather than simply read (Leigh 2001). Besides that, television uses animation and puppets to make learning more fun and entertaining (Rutherford 2002). On the other hand, older children can cope with subjects like science and geography better through variety techniques in television which is unique and interesting (Leigh 2001).
Ideally, television watching can expose younger generation to gain additional knowledge on local and global issues. Current news broadcast on television provide information to the youth about global problems. Consequently, it may encourage them to take part in charity works (Sharif 1999). In addition, television could be a tool for democracy through direct exposure of latest events to the public (Rutherford 2002). By watching tourism and cultural channel, children proved to be more aware of their own culture and other cultures in the world, garnering knowledge of the animal kingdom and discovering sciences that will increase curiosity about the world around them (Leigh 2001 & Rutherford 2002). Apart from that, watching television can revitalize and able to concentrate on things like homework after a tiring day at school (Rutherford 2002).
In conclusion, it is crystal clear that we can harness the television program to gain benefit from it. We need to be remindful so that watching television excessively can be avoided. We should set aside criticism that singled out only on viewing habits that are unhealthy and excessive (Rutherford 2002). Technology made with good side and flipside, it is up to us to analyze and decide which should we take.
