[AppyPappy]

He killed the guy. Whether he hated him is irrelevant. Lock him up.

[robroys woman]

Though I suspect he was at fault, being someone that has hit a pedestrian myself, and it was completely the pedestrian’s fault, I need more information to form an opinion on whether the driver was at fault.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Yep.

They found no skid marks.

[Spok]

Exactly. Seems like if you randomly kill people for no particular reason it’s not as serious as killing them out of racial hatred. Never made sense to me. Murder is murder.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The 18 yo was driving down the road and there were people standing in the road where you normally don't expect people. It could have been just a run of the mill accident. It could have been on a curve, or in conditions of poor visibility. There's not really enough information in the article.
 

[Bulwyf]

I have a big problem with them not letting his mother ride with him.

[Little Ray]

Bingo.

The only thing that matters is the crime; not what the perp was thinking when he committed it.

End Thought Crime Law in the US before it becomes (even more of) a political bludgeon like it is in the UK.

[kenmcg]

He killed the guy. Whether he hated him is irrelevant. Lock him up.

Maybe, just maybe the death is an auto accident. His using the n word in describing the victim is not a crime......yet.

[dsrtsage]

I was all ready to go and excuse him for that murder thing until I found out he used an epithet. Now we gotta flay him.

[Dawgreg]

He killed the guy. Whether he hated him is irrelevant. Lock him up.

Execute the little bastard and be done with it. He’s of no use to society........or better yet, let them take care of him in Angola.