Merseyrail guard jailed for five years after being found guilty of manslaughter of teen Notices If this is your first visit, be sure to check out our Posting Rules . You may have to register before you can post. Anyone found posting offensive material will be banned and the police may be notified. Help us keep these message boards an enjoyable place to visit by clicking the Report Abuse button if you see offensive content. The guard failed in his duty that much is clear. He had a special duty of care and training to look after the welfare of his passengers and he was negligent. But where does giving him 5 years get anyone? Is this the bench mark for negligence? Have you heard of any other professions that get these kind of sentences? Doctors, Policemen? Social Workers? Given that a doctor would get away with a payout. A policeman gets away with violence that kills Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protest in London. Social Workers merely get sacked or retrained. I'm not saying that all, i'm saying when a child turns 16 parents lose some control, its the law of the land. Of course parents can advise that 16yr old anyway way to choose but demanding what time they be in rarely happens now. When it does it usually means a bad relationship and 16yr use the law of the land get out asap. Remember when i was 16 my parents not wanting me out all night. Must