Man jailed for ramming bicycle thief with 4x4

[57 Chevy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cent...

This seems a bit harsh, four years in prison for chasing down a thief. Thief not charged with theft. Must be more to this?

[57 Chevy]

Pericoloso said:

Probably because 2+tonne vehicle against squishy person is a bit OTT.

If he'd ran after him and given him a slap ,court wouldn't have been so harsh on him.

Had the thief not stolen the bike he wouldn't have gone after him at all

[57 Chevy]

Wobbegong said:

Bit more info here

http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/15923141.Rage_...petrifiedvictim_covered_in_blood/

Guessing his previous history may have gone against him?

I thought there must be more to this, good find.

[57 Chevy]

4x4Tyke said:

A formal caution seems to be the right level of punishment.

Where is the evidence this was revenge, nowhere, it doesn't exist.

It is a massive injustice, the jury are a bunch of scum taking the side of the thief.

I imagine that he would have got a much lighter punishment had he not already got a two page list of convictions and already done time.