[takenoprisoner]

Apparently the car was flying down the road at a high rate of speed, well above the speed limit. This was a factor that led the lady to call in to the police(she said it must have been traveling 110mph, which is surely an exaggeration, but I doubt she would have said that if the guy was driving just 5 miles over the speed limit.)

"Apparently?"

Better to remain silent and let them think you a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.

[takenoprisoner]

Even in the wilds of uncivilized Africa they have rules about killing some animals. Violators are often referred to as "poachers" and when caught can do serious time.

In the wilds of uncivilized America folks with a govt badge can kill anything that moves so long as they can shortly after the fact recall and recite the words: "I felt threatened."

[Diddle E. Squat]

Better to remain silent and let them think you a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.

Aw, don't be so hard on yourself.

How likely is it that a woman would lieand call the police to claim a car doing the speed limit was traveling 110mph, vs. how likely she was telling the truth about the car speeding? Her other claim that money was coming from the car was validated by the driver's admission that he left his wallet on top of the car. So it is hardly foolish to believe her when she stated that the car was speeding.

Sorry if inconvenient factors get in the way of pious bitching and damning. Like most tragic incidents, the blame is not as clearcut as zealots would like to believe.