Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: eastforker
Bad judgement in driving a car makes them a criminal? Stupid maybe, okay, but a criminal for a stupid mistake without malice?

Yes. That's the difference between murder (dead body - malice intended) and manslaughter (dead body - no malice intended but negligence involved). If you drive your car in such a manner as to negligently cause the death (or potential death) of someone, then you are a criminal. If you are following all the driving laws and cause the death of someone, you are unlikely to be charged with anything as it was probably truly an accident that you could not have prevented by doing something so basic as following the law.

114 posted on 10/09/2005 7:33:58 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 101 | View Replies ]


To: FreedomCalls

And you want black boxes in the trunk or wherever to provide that information??? Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.


119 posted on 10/09/2005 7:43:08 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 114 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson