Road Rage Extraordinaire
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I've been watching this case unfold since it happened. At the time, I'd assumed it was a terrorist attack, but apparently it was just somebody completely losing it. It's hard to imagine losing control out of the blue to this extent.
A man who used his car as a "weapon" to plough into more than 130 people at Liverpool FC's victory parade has been jailed for 21 years and six months.
Paul Doyle, 54, drove at crowds "in a rage" after his "anger had completely taken hold of him" shortly before 18:00 BST on 26 May, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
Judge Andrew Menary KC said the ex-Royal Marine, who stared straight ahead with no expression as he was sentenced, had generated "fear and panic" and his "disregard for human life defied ordinary understanding".
He admitted 31 charges including causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and dangerous driving and affray, with victims ranging from a six-month-old baby to a 77-year-old woman. -
@Mik said in Road Rage Extraordinaire:
Anger at WHAT, exactly, might cause one to do that?
He must have had a screw loose, or numerous screws. It's weird, he was apparently happily married with three kids. Everybody who knew him said he was a great bloke. But he'd been jailed in the 90's after getting into a fight and biting a sailor's ear off, so....
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@Mik said in Road Rage Extraordinaire:
Anger at WHAT, exactly, might cause one to do that?
He must have had a screw loose, or numerous screws. It's weird, he was apparently happily married with three kids. Everybody who knew him said he was a great bloke. But he'd been jailed in the 90's after getting into a fight and biting a sailor's ear off, so....
@Doctor-Phibes said in Road Rage Extraordinaire:
@Mik said in Road Rage Extraordinaire:
Anger at WHAT, exactly, might cause one to do that?
happily married with three kids
one of these things is false
