One of my gripes is the pathetic sentences handed out over here (UK) to people who kill while driving a car.

There was a case featured on the news today of a driver overtaking on the brow of a hill, doing 80mph (speed limit 60) hit another car head on and killed the driver. Not only was this character speeding and overtaking in a stupid place, but he had no driving licence nor insurance. What did he get - 4 years and will probably be out in 2. If he had killed in almost any other circumstances he would have been charged with manslaughter with the possibility of life. (not that that means very much anymore)

The ultimate irony was that this character was speeding because he was late for a court appearance!