does person A get charged with involuntary manslaughter, or has person B committed suicide?
2006-08-16 09:17:18 · 10 answers · asked by SADFHorde 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Assuming B dies.
2006-08-16 09:19:01 · update #1
There are way too many variables in this scenario for a solid answer. Was there any indication in B's history or from his family and friends that he was suicidal? Or was he jumping in front of the car for some other reason, such as avoiding another car? Why was B on highway in the first place? Was he just nuts or was he working construction on it? There are many reasons something like this could happen, and there are many things the police would take into consideration.
Also, it would depend on where it happened. The requirements for involuntary manslaughter are not the same everywhere. In fact, most require at least some sort of action or negligence on the part of the driver in a situation like that before they could be charged with anything.
So, just to be absolutely clear, it depends. It could be ruled B committed suicide and A was also charged. It could be ruled just B committing suicide and A gets off. It could be ruled that A is charged and B was just unlucky. It could be ruled a simple traffic accident with fatality, with no blame placed on either A or B.
2006-08-16 09:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by RJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Person B did commit suicide, BUT that can still be ruled as involuntary manslaughter IF person A could have tried to swerve out of the way.
2006-08-16 16:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you could not avoid hitting B because he jumped if front of you at the last second it would be ruled an unavoidable accident.As for B committing suicide,that would be a separate investigation.
2006-08-16 16:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by hungerforknowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Person B commits suicide!
2006-08-16 16:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by nick f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Person B is commiting suicide, driver A may get it too, depending on the many variables, both are in trouble.
2006-08-16 16:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by egger46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This very thing happened to a friend of mine here in California. Lucky for him it was ruled an unavoidable accident and he was not charged. It did screw him up pretty bad though.
2006-08-16 22:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by PARKERD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B committed suicide, but could be both - pedestrians usually have right of way!!!
2006-08-16 16:25:06 · answer #7 · answered by Auntie Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B committed suicide...cut and dry
2006-08-16 16:22:31 · answer #8 · answered by smitty031 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's warmongering hitler evil puppet war for halliburton oil idiot Bush's fault, don't you know?
2006-08-16 16:36:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't know, but either way it's probably the fault of white American males!
2006-08-16 16:22:22 · answer #10 · answered by Rat P... 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋