[Mr Ramsbotham]

Anne Heche seems like a very sad and troubled woman - fortunately that she didn’t kill or injure anyone else on her drunk-driving spree. Severe burns are something I would wish on no one. Best wishes for this woman, and hopefully she recovers.

I might point out that the act she committed was almost identical to that of the nurse who ploughed through an intersection and killed six people ... whose scalp everybody is now howling for, and rightly so.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I might point out that the act she committed was almost identical to that of the nurse who ploughed through an intersection and killed six people ... whose scalp everybody is now howling for, and rightly so.

Well, the nurse killed multiple people while Heche seems to have harmed no one but herself. If Heche had harmed anyone else, she'd also belong in prison. Both women drove recklessly and dangerously, but different outcomes - that leaves some room for sympathy.