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Post by rprince18 on Jul 25, 2011 14:06:00 GMT -5
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 25, 2011 19:14:17 GMT -5
That's a bit of a stretch. She's not going to jail because she jaywalked, she's going because her jaywalking caused her son to get hit by a car.
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Post by Fern on Jul 25, 2011 19:16:05 GMT -5
Shouldn't of jaywalked.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 25, 2011 19:35:04 GMT -5
Okay, I can totally understand the reckless conduct. Hell, I'd even undertand an involuntary manslaughter, or negligence causing deat, but how the hell does SHE get charged with vehicular manslaughter?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jul 25, 2011 19:39:48 GMT -5
The drunk driver probably wouldn't have stopped for them at a crosswalk.
The driver should be doing the hard time here. Not her.
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Post by The Ichi on Jul 25, 2011 20:12:29 GMT -5
At the risk of sounding INCREDIBLY out of touch.....what is Jaywalking?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jul 25, 2011 20:14:25 GMT -5
At the risk of sounding INCREDIBLY out of touch.....what is Jaywalking? Crossing the street at a place other than a crossing i.e. something virtually everyone does. |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jul 25, 2011 20:15:55 GMT -5
It's when you walk in the middle of the street, not at a corner.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 25, 2011 20:32:29 GMT -5
The drunk driver probably wouldn't have stopped for them at a crosswalk. The driver should be doing the hard time here. Not her. Hypothetically, if she walked to the crosswalk, the driver might have driven by when they weren't crossing. While I agree that the driver, who was drinking and on painkillers, should be doing time (and I don't know if he is or isn't), what she did was negligent. I know jaywalking is on the low-end of the totem pole of crimes, but her decision to cross did have a direct impact on the accident happening. It shouldn't have been vehicular manslaughter, but she still shares some of the responsibility. |
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Post by mcclanahan on Jul 25, 2011 21:33:24 GMT -5
The drunk driver probably wouldn't have stopped for them at a crosswalk. The driver should be doing the hard time here. Not her. Hypothetically, if she walked to the crosswalk, the driver might have driven by when they weren't crossing. While I agree that the driver, who was drinking and on painkillers, should be doing time (and I don't know if he is or isn't), what she did was negligent. I know jaywalking is on the low-end of the totem pole of crimes, but her decision to cross did have a direct impact on the accident happening. It shouldn't have been vehicular manslaughter, but she still shares some of the responsibility. he is...but they want her to have 6 times the sentence he has |
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 25, 2011 21:38:51 GMT -5
Hypothetically, if she walked to the crosswalk, the driver might have driven by when they weren't crossing. While I agree that the driver, who was drinking and on painkillers, should be doing time (and I don't know if he is or isn't), what she did was negligent. I know jaywalking is on the low-end of the totem pole of crimes, but her decision to cross did have a direct impact on the accident happening. It shouldn't have been vehicular manslaughter, but she still shares some of the responsibility. he is...but they want her to have 3 times the sentence he has And I definitely don't agree with that. I don't agree with her being charged with vehicular manslaughter. I just think that she shares at least some of the culpability for her child's death. |
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Post by mcclanahan on Jul 25, 2011 21:41:19 GMT -5
he is...but they want her to have 3 times the sentence he has And I definitely don't agree with that. I don't agree with her being charged with vehicular manslaughter. I just think that she shares at least some of the culpability for her child's death. I think a hefty fine and probation should work for her...but that's just my opinion |
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Post by Viva on Jul 25, 2011 21:41:41 GMT -5
This is a joke. To discuss any sort of logic with this ruling is just to perpetuate more bullshit. Really, let's not do that. Let's just discuss how utterly stupid that jury is.
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Post by Toxik916 on Jul 25, 2011 22:00:10 GMT -5
After reading the article and watching the interview I believe that she was at fault. Cross walks exist for reasons like this, had the mother followed a simple law put in place for public safety her child would still be here today. The report said that the man had been drinking earlier in the day that doesn't necessarily mean he was drunk at the time of the incident. I feel that he served a proper sentence for the hit and run and had he stayed at the scene he wouldn't have served any time unless he was intoxicated. The mothers negligence is what ultimately caused the accident to occur so from a legal standpoint she deserves to be punished.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 25, 2011 22:21:51 GMT -5
he is...but they want her to have 3 times the sentence he has And I definitely don't agree with that. I don't agree with her being charged with vehicular manslaughter. I just think that she shares at least some of the culpability for her child's death. She definitely deserves some. She openly admitted that after the boy ran out into the road, she yelled to stop so he did, and she thought it was clear so she said keep going and that's when he got hit. She's definitely at fault here. I just don't get how they arrived at vehicular manslaughter as her charge |
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Post by Fern on Jul 25, 2011 22:25:42 GMT -5
This is a joke. To discuss any sort of logic with this ruling is just to perpetuate more bulls***. Really, let's not do that. Let's just discuss how utterly stupid that jury is. Ok, but in the next thread, you have to have whatever opinion I choose? Deal? |
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Post by anticonscience on Jul 25, 2011 22:26:01 GMT -5
OMG, sHe'z WurS deN KesEE AntONEe!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Fern on Jul 25, 2011 22:27:50 GMT -5
OMG, sHe'z WurS deN KesEE AntONEe!!!!!!!!!! That's a good impression of your typical user of this forum. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahehehehehuhuhuhuhwaaahwaah! A drunk driver is a drunk driver. A f***ing asshole. But he's a f***ing asshole even if he hits nothing. That mum should be looking out for her f***ing kid. |
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Post by anticonscience on Jul 25, 2011 22:29:27 GMT -5
OMG, sHe'z WurS deN KesEE AntONEe!!!!!!!!!! That's a good impression of your typical user of this forum. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahehehehehuhuhuhuhwaaahwaah! I was going for Nancy Grace fan since you know she'll catch wind of this story and string the mother up the way she tried to with Casey Anthony, lol |
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Post by Fern on Jul 25, 2011 22:30:38 GMT -5
That's a good impression of your typical user of this forum. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahehehehehuhuhuhuhwaaahwaah! I was going for Nancy Grace fan since you know she'll catch wind of this story and string the mother up the way she tried to with Casey Anthony, lol Oh. Okay, then. Well, Nancy Grace's obvious delight at Casey getting off scott free is a different topic for a different thread. |
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