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blazey · 13-01-2008, 18:51

I agree with bonnyboy on this one. People who dont know they have an illness like this wouldn't stay off work even if he had been feeling drowsy during the day time, thats like saying nobody gets tired sometimes during the day.

How long had he been doing the job? Days or years? I also think symptoms are different per person and you cant say he must have had symptoms, one person could be suffering from an erratic sleep pattern whilst another may just feel he needs a nap in the middle of the day or something?

My main problem with this is that how many people go to the doctors every time they feel exhausted? Its hardly a well known illness is it? From my view even a 15 minute break wouldn't have stopped this from happening, and I think he deserved nothing more than a driving ban and a suspended sentence. I'm sure he would have suffered enough trauma and will suffer for the rest of his life with the guilt of what happened. Any one of us on this forum who could drive could have had that happen to them, it was just a tragic accident.

13-01-2008, 18:51	#21
blazey God Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denton/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 3,638 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 994	Re: Harsh or Just ? I agree with bonnyboy on this one. People who dont know they have an illness like this wouldn't stay off work even if he had been feeling drowsy during the day time, thats like saying nobody gets tired sometimes during the day. How long had he been doing the job? Days or years? I also think symptoms are different per person and you cant say he must have had symptoms, one person could be suffering from an erratic sleep pattern whilst another may just feel he needs a nap in the middle of the day or something? My main problem with this is that how many people go to the doctors every time they feel exhausted? Its hardly a well known illness is it? From my view even a 15 minute break wouldn't have stopped this from happening, and I think he deserved nothing more than a driving ban and a suspended sentence. I'm sure he would have suffered enough trauma and will suffer for the rest of his life with the guilt of what happened. Any one of us on this forum who could drive could have had that happen to them, it was just a tragic accident.