Nigeyy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
It's really hard, and I'm no legal expert. I do believe that the driver didn't intend to kill him, but in this situation it's not the point for me.
If a person engages in an activity where there's a reasonable expectation of serious or deadly injury and the person can understand that, and add to the fact there was a determined deliberate direct action to do so (steering to purposely hit the cyclist vs, say, someone dangerously speeding but isn't deliberately steering towards a person) that's a problem for me. While there's no intention, that sort of deliberate direct behaviour should still be punished and deterred in a way similar to murder IMHO. If you don't, there's not much of a deterrent or a good chance of establishing a social norm against it.
I think I can summarize by saying dangerous and stupid is one thing, but dangerous, stupid and a direct deliberated action is another. For me, it goes beyond dangerous driving.
If a person engages in an activity where there's a reasonable expectation of serious or deadly injury and the person can understand that, and add to the fact there was a determined deliberate direct action to do so (steering to purposely hit the cyclist vs, say, someone dangerously speeding but isn't deliberately steering towards a person) that's a problem for me. While there's no intention, that sort of deliberate direct behaviour should still be punished and deterred in a way similar to murder IMHO. If you don't, there's not much of a deterrent or a good chance of establishing a social norm against it.
I think I can summarize by saying dangerous and stupid is one thing, but dangerous, stupid and a direct deliberated action is another. For me, it goes beyond dangerous driving.
