cyclist killed - driver in court

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Just read this piece:

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfeycwojidql/

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Chips Lovell

I've just deleted the entire contents of this thread.

In the interest of transparency, I've left the link to the article that prompted this discussion. Posters should be aware of the concept of Sub Judice:

In law, sub judice, Latin for "under judgment," means that a particular case or matter is currently under trial or being considered by a judge or court. The term may be used synonymously with "the present case" or "the case at bar" by some lawyers.

In England and Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, Canada, and Israel it is generally considered inappropriate to comment publicly on cases sub judice, which can be an offence in itself, leading to contempt of court proceedings. This is particularly true in criminal cases, where publicly discussing cases sub judice may constitute interference with due process.

In short, publicly commenting on ongoing court cases is a bad idea.

I believe some posts in the thread didn't cross the line. However, I'm not a lawyer, so it's best to adopt the "safe than sorry" approach.

In addition to this, if I weren't deleting the whole thread, there would been at least one poster who would have been pulled up for trolling. Consider this a warning if you're considering future hijinks.