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Hit-run driver Jake Danby spared jail time by NT Supreme Court after describing victim as an 'oxygen thief' (www.abc.net.au)
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A 24-year-old man who hit two Aboriginal pedestrians with his car and sped away, later bragging to his friends he'd run down an "oxygen thief", has been spared actual jail time

The court heard Danby sent a series of "disgusting" text messages to his friends in the hours after the crash, in which he labelled the crash victims as "dogs" and "n***ers".

No jail ? Lucky he didn't run Charke Kirk down I guess.

#EDIT: an update for those interested#

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/family-of-man-killed-in-darwin-hit-and-run-speak-out/105787700

The family of an Aboriginal man run down and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Darwin last year have voiced their "disgust and dismay" at the lack of a prison sentence for the offender.

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[-] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Your nazis don't think it's a problem, they think it's a perk.

Deal with your nazi problem, Australia.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure you understand the context here. This is complaining about motornormativity and how people can get away with murder if they do it with a car. It's got nothing to do with nazis.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

We have a racism problem, not a nazi problem

We have a car culture problem, not a nazi problem

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