Posted on 11/16/2012 10:11:19 AM PST by grundle
She has my sympathy. I just wonder when sympathy for the Americans run down in cold blood by illegal mexicans begins. Typical one sided leftist propaganda.
I stand corrected on the attempted murder. However it still doesn’t apply to drunk driving unless someone shows specific intent to cause the wreck in order to injure a specific person.
I stand corrected on the attempted murder. However it still doesn’t apply to drunk driving unless someone shows specific intent to cause the wreck in order to injure a specific person.
You are correct; my point being that while most criminal codes may not have a specific charge for "attempted homicide," "attempted assault," etc., there is a general "attempts" charge that can be tacked onto virtually any offense, provided there is, as you pointed out, intent.
Because of the issue you identified regarding intent, the Texas Criminal Code does, interestingly enough, have a specific offense titled, "intoxication manslaughter," which would not apply here because the little girl survived, but it's kind of a specific type of depraved indifference charge specifically for DWI related fatalities.
Making a special law for dunk driving is just not necessary and just adds more and more laws to the books.
Do we need a special law for driving under the influence of sleeping pills? Do we need a special law for each particular sleeping pill? How about an individual law for each TYPE of drink you were having? Is beer less of a crime than vodka..etc etc...
These are just lawyers making more laws and more money for ... lawyers
ANY stupid behavior could fit nicely into one of the 10 commandments.
I have long held that practicing, admitted lawyers are officers of the court, and as such, members of the judicial branch of government. As such, it is a conflict of interest for them to hold positions in the executive or legislative branches.
I would fully support an amendment to the Constitution barring any practicing attorney, or one with ties to any active law practice from running for any legislative or executive position without a demonstrable 3-5 year period between when they last practiced law and electoral eligibility. The states would do well to implement similar requirements.
That's not to prohibit attorneys from acting as counsel to legislative committees, serving in executive appointments (i.e. AG, White House Counsel,) etc., but merely from holding elected positions in the legislature or executive.
find an old copy of The Constitution and you will find that already in place about any title of nobility. Someone just conveniently made it disappear it still Law by the way it was never taken out.
It was in there from the first draft.
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