No such things as accidents.
If she was operating over the posted speed limit it is manslaughter/murder. I am sure the officer did not bound from between two cars. More than likely he checked her speed by radar from a distance and stepped out and began to wave and draw attention. Most departments also require florescent vests in traffic.
Women was driving too fast no doubt with head up rear and probably talking or texting. Had this been a bank robber fleeing or child molester they would have been lynched ( figuratively speaking ). No difference.
All I meant was that if the killing wasn’t intentional, it was an accident. I’m speaking practical definition, not legal.
Oh, and this was on Route 32. Right by where I used to live - EVERYONE goes 70+ on that highway. It’s a 4-6 lane expressway, it’s not a “side road.”
True.
Manslaughter charges for being a few miles over the speed limit? That is ridiculous. If the cop stepped in front of a vehicle on the road, I don’t care how fast they were going, the burden of responsiblity for him getting killed rests with him.....
You're right. There are no such things as accidents.
And if the officer didn't step in front of a moving vehicle, he'd be alive today.
This type of law enforcement strategy is designed to generate a huge number of speeding tickets (and thus revenue) in a short amount of time with minimal effort. Well, it cost one officer his life.
Any 6 year old knows that stepping in front of moving vehicles is dangerous. Sadly, the desire for ticket revenue blinded them to the obvious safety risks inherent in such an operation.
The grand jury failed to indict her. The grand jury used a very low bar for evidence that a crime was committed before indicting.
That would seem to indicate that he likely did step out in front of her when she didn't have enough time to stop.
If she had time to stop, or should have been able to stop if she were going more slowly, then I would agree that it was manslaughter. However, if that were the case you would think he would also have had plenty of time to realize she wasn't going to stop in time and would have gotten out of the lane she was driving in.
A car does approach pretty quickly at 71 MPH, but it should be obvious in plenty of time to get out of the way that she isn't slowing down quickly enough to stop before she reached him.
I'd go with assisted suicide. Don't stand in front of speeding cars.
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/silence/archives/2007/05/video_of_me_bre.shtml
The 55 mph speed limit on most Interstate highways is a joke.
“If she was operating over the posted speed limit it is manslaughter/murder.”
There was no malice aforethought.
God bless you for saying that.
Negligent acts, yes. Intentional acts, yes. Acts of God, yes.
Accidents, no.