Goalkeeper jailed for boys' deaths makes Truro City debut

“While I like many others thought the sentence handed down was ludicrously lenient he has served the time he was given and should be allowed to get on with his life. The complaints should be addressed to the so-called justice system which seems the think like the PC brigade that nobody should serve a long sentence even for murder and this act was not far short of murder as anyone who takes over a car while under the influence is a potential killer.”

“i expect Whistle9339 would feel different if it was his children who had been killed by a drunk driver.
How can you call it a "moment of madness" when he spent hours drinking at a friends wedding. He was an adult who knew he was drunk when he got into his Range Rover. Why try to make excuses for such a serious crime ?.

I don't think your comments will help the parents of the dead boys. They need to try and get their lives together too !.”

“4 years for killing two kids? ive never heard anything like it.
those two boys have been denied a life!!.”

“I don't believe in a witch hunt for this person. But after being allow to continue with his life after such a token sentence, I would of thought that keeping a low profile would of shown some respect and remorse, rather than carrying on as if nothing had happened in such a public way. Especially when the families of the killed children clearly cannot, this is disrespectful

Truro cities appointment is selfish, in poor taste, and has already backfired.”

“As the bereaved mother says, she would have to look him in they eyes to know if he is truly remorseful and if he deserves this opportunity.

I wonder if the people who have employed him have even attempted to establish whether or not he is. Perhaps they only care about having a decent goalie at the club.

As for the comment about 'a moment of madness', I'm not so sure. Do you actually know that he had never drink-driven before? Boy racers and drink-drivers repeatedly serial-offend on our roads and just because someone died in the end as a result of this man's behaviour does not necessarily qualify it as 'a moment of madness'. In many cases, it's what it takes to get such people to take responsibility for their behaviour - too high a price is paid by the bereaved.”

“I remember the Peak family on the news in bits at the time. Of course this guy has to rebuild his life but three and a half years for killing two little boys?!”

“The judicial system in this case and others like it is inadequate. Nobody forced Luke to drink and nobody forced him to drive his car, he took the decision to drink and then drive and as a result killed two children. They are not able to continue their lives let alone "rebuild them" and how do their family. In my mind this was not a tragic accident which nobody would have forseen. A deliberate thought process was involved. We talk about how children are becoming de-sencitized, and show a disregard to their own lives and others, its no wonder when the judicial system shows the same disregard. It sounds hard but if any of my family did that I would never ever forgive them. We all know the law and we all know the affects of drinking, it's just plain and simple it's iressponsible and selfish and shows total contempt towards the law and even worse towards other peoples lives. I think it is perfectly understandable why people would feel upset because in most peoples mind he should still be in prison.”

“He is a low life”

“As a criminologist I wish Luke all the very best. He had a moment of madness and has paid the price by being imprisoned. He will carry this with him for the rest of his life. Anyone criticising him should ask themselves how they would feel if it Luke was their son or husband.

He needs to rebuild his life now”