i know of a person who was cut off in an intersection by a kid who had 2 or 3 friends in his car (which is above the legal limit for kids his age in his home state) and he ran over the person he cut off. The person was riding his motorcycle & died about 3 1/2 weeks later. the kid was let off with a fine. the DA stated that there was no proof that he was distracted despite his friend yelling out the window of the car. they also stated that he was not responsible for the actions of the passengers. is this right, or is this showing other young drivers that its okay to kill somebody because you look where your friend yelled?
2007-09-17 10:11:35 · 5 answers · asked by seldogg10 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the kid got off w/o negligence charges, which was what the real charges were, not murder.
2007-09-17 10:52:31 · update #1
I call this a tragedy to all those involved.
Maybe getting away with negligence causing death.
2007-09-17 10:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murder is a crime of intent. I see no intent here, just typical teenage negligence, and typical driver blindness to motorcycles.
I'm sorry for your friend. Everyone knows motorcycles are dangerous, and mostly because people in cars aren't conditioned to see them. I'm sure the kid's life is wrecked, too.
He's not getting away with murder. He's getting punished (lightly? maybe so) for his negligence.
If the victim's family really thinks there's more here than a fine covers, perhaps they could pursue a Wrongful Death lawsuit. I don't believe it would get far without some showing of either intent or criminal negligence, and it probably wouldn't even make them feel better.
I'm sorry it happened.
2007-09-17 10:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately the court is the one who made the decision. I think you are correct in your account of wrongfullness, but intent is another story. This kid will have to live with what he did for the rest of his life. He knows the truth of what happened, whether he told it or not! Believe me, Karma is a witch you don't want to mess with! There will be justice. I am very sorry for the death of that person and hope that blessings will be doused on his grieving family. Nana
2007-09-17 10:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by nanawnuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sad accident, but not murder. The family of the victim tho can sue his family into debtor prison for wrongful death, which is what I would do.
2007-09-17 10:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not "murder" though, in that it wasn't a pre-planned killing.
2007-09-17 10:18:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋