Driver who killed two people tests positive for drugs and walks free
A driver tests positive for drugs after killing two people in Spain and is released. The forum discusses impunity and the handling of foreign driving licences.
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Duty justice: the kamikaze driver who is still on the streets
Two dead, an unharmed driver who tested positive for alcohol and drugs, and an immediate release under precautionary measures that border on the absurd. The case of the accident in Ontinyent has set off alarm bells on the forum, where users question whether the Spanish justice system is protecting offenders or has simply abandoned its role of control.
The laboratory excuse and paper-thin roots
The outrage in the thread is not unfounded. Users point out how waiting for laboratory results has become the perfect excuse to avoid pre-trial detention. While the bureaucratic system takes its time, the suspect remains free on the grounds of his "roots" in the country and lack of prior record. Sceptical forum members note that the confiscated passport is a useless measure if the person holds dual nationality, allowing him to leave the country without major obstacles. The immobilisation of the wrecked vehicle, which ended up at the bottom of a river, is cited as the ultimate example of a bureaucracy disconnected from reality.
Licence exchanges and the cost of pogre
Beyond the specific incident, the debate shifts to the policy of exchanging driving licences from third countries. Some point to a supposed electoral interest in facilitating the integration of new voters, allowing drivers with no training in Spanish traffic law to drive with the same rights as locals. The widespread feeling is that the ordinary citizen has been left to fend for himself against growing road insecurity, where "anything goes" has taken hold on our roads.
Is justice a revolving door, or are we simply witnessing the disintegration of the state's monopoly on violence? The debate remains open, with users calling for harsher penalties and others seeing in this case the symptom of a society that has lost its ability to respond to impunity.
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Two dead, an unharmed driver who tested positive for alcohol and drugs, and an immediate release under precautionary measures that border on the absurd. The case of the accident in Ontinyent has set off alarm bells on the forum, where users question whether the Spanish justice system is protecting offenders or has simply abandoned its role of control.
The laboratory excuse and paper-thin roots
The outrage in the thread is not unfounded. Users point out how waiting for laboratory results has become the perfect excuse to avoid pre-trial detention. While the bureaucratic system takes its time, the suspect remains free on the grounds of his "roots" in the country and lack of prior record. Sceptical forum members note that the confiscated passport is a useless measure if the person holds dual nationality, allowing him to leave the country without major obstacles. The immobilisation of the wrecked vehicle, which ended up at the bottom of a river, is cited as the ultimate example of a bureaucracy disconnected from reality.
Licence exchanges and the cost of pogre
Beyond the specific incident, the debate shifts to the policy of exchanging driving licences from third countries. Some point to a supposed electoral interest in facilitating the integration of new voters, allowing drivers with no training in Spanish traffic law to drive with the same rights as locals. The widespread feeling is that the ordinary citizen has been left to fend for himself against growing road insecurity, where "anything goes" has taken hold on our roads.
Is justice a revolving door, or are we simply witnessing the disintegration of the state's monopoly on violence? The debate remains open, with users calling for harsher penalties and others seeing in this case the symptom of a society that has lost its ability to respond to impunity.
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