Thread: Help Troy Critchley

Originally Posted by cartm58

can someone explain to me the benefit of a petition when

A Its a criminal prosecution for manslaughter not apopularity vote
B Its in a Foreign Country
C He is responsible as the driver of the vehicle that caused the deaths
D If he is found not guilty criminally he is going to get his **** sued in civil suits anyway.
E Whether he was invovled in organising the race event or not, he should have as a experienced driver and racer known that crowd barriers and safety equipment and crowd control were absent or sadly lacking and shouldnt have started his car unitl they were fixed.

Do l feel sorry for him - guess A to E says NO

A: They want to encourage the Australian Government to support him in the same way other well known aussies in legal trouble overseas have been supported (well, as they asked to be supported)
B: As above
D: True but surely being found not guilty in a criminal thing would be an advantage in that case
C & E: True. But I'm sure you've all read the back of tickets/signs at motorsport events... "MOTORSPORT IS DANGEROUS" etc... Perhaps because this was a charity event there were no tickets... Maybe the burnout was just part of a larger bunch of events so they didn't think it was a good idea to put it on everyone's tickets or have signs all over the place. Maybe things are just different in that regard over there. It's the principal. Just as he was the one driving the car, they were the ones standing so close to the road. They share the responsibility. Should the team sue the victims or the victims' parents because it was their kids who caused all the damage to the car? After all, if they weren't standing there it wouldn't have happened...

I think if nothing else its a show of support for the guy.

While i dont think Troy is 100% to blame, he as a professional driver chose to push the pedal down in a drag car in a situation a professional driver should have identifed as unsafe(off camber wet public street)

The police are too blame, The organisers are too blame and Troy is too blame. Unfortunatly there are no winners in this situation and people where killed.

Originally Posted by SenatorKang

It's the principal.

The organisation's principal may be liable but I think you mean "It's the principle".

— USAGE The words principal and principle are pronounced in the same way but they do not have the same meaning. Principal is normally an adjective meaning ‘main or most important’, whereas principle is normally used as a noun meaning ‘a basis of a system of thought or belief’.

Originally Posted by p38arover

The organisation's principal may be liable but I think you mean "It's the principle".

— USAGE The words principal and principle are pronounced in the same way but they do not have the same meaning. Principal is normally an adjective meaning ‘main or most important’, whereas principle is normally used as a noun meaning ‘a basis of a system of thought or belief’.

Thanks. Lets just call it a play on words.

Signed.
That sucks and is just wrong.
May put some pressure on authorities to reconsider following through with charges or may help change the law to something a little more realistic. However it is in the land of "It's my right to sue".
Surely the organisers would have to have insurance and a permit to operate?
Just shows how stupid society is getting.

The spectators are equally to blame. I can't imagine being so stupid to be beside an unprotected road when there are drag cars accelerating past.

If this goes to trial, then that what affect will that have on car rallies where spectators stand beside the roadway?