US man who drove while impaired through drugs is convicted of five 2nd degree murders.

[glasgowcyclist]

http://road.cc/content/news/241180-us-driver-who-killed-five-cyclists-found-guilty-murder

This driver had several opportunities to stop driving after he'd taken drugs but chose to continue to drive while impaired. That choice cost the lives of five people.

This is the kind of prosecution, and potential life sentence, that such killers should face here too.

 

[Drago]

Damn straight. If a reasonably foreseeable consequence of your unlawful behaviour is a death, and you still do it anyway and end up killing someone, then it should indeed be Murder 2. We need that here.

 

[Profpointy]

Whilst I agree, it must be said that all too frequently it isn't even considered "careless driving" when the most daft or outrageous driving has been done

 

[uphillstruggler]

I don't usually agree with America on a wide variety of things but this is spot on - it doesn't matter whether its cyclists, old age pensioners mothers brothers or kids, . you get in the vehicle, car, van, bus coach or lorry under the influence and that's the minimum you should expect.

 

[Slick]

But will it act as a deterrent.

 

[Slick]

I don't usually agree with America on a wide variety of things but this is spot on - it doesn't matter whether its cyclists, old age pensioners mothers brothers or kids, . you get in the vehicle, car, van, bus coach or lorry under the influence and that's the minimum you should expect.

As I said in a previous thread, try and put yourself in the victims family position and see how you feel.

 

[uphillstruggler]

But will it act as a deterrent.

If it acts as a deterrent for one person, that may save a life

 

[Tin Pot]

http://road.cc/content/news/241180-us-driver-who-killed-five-cyclists-found-guilty-murder

This driver had several opportunities to stop driving after he'd taken drugs but chose to continue to drive while impaired. That choice cost the lives of five people.

This is the kind of prosecution, and potential life sentence, that such killers should face here too.

Hear, hear!

 

[Slick]

If it acts as a deterrent for one person, that may save a life

It was a bit of a sarcastic comment from another thread.

 

[Ianboydsnr]

Didn’t someone get convicted for murder a short time ago, two criminals, one got shot dead by the police, and the other one got convicted of murder, no one else died, and the police officer was cleared of the killing.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Didn’t someone get convicted for murder a short time ago, two criminals, one got shot dead by the police, and the other one got convicted of murder, no one else died, and the police officer was cleared of the killing.

Are you in the right thread?

 

[Ianboydsnr]

Are you in the right thread?

Yes


I was just pointing out that the law there can be strange, even though I don’t disagree with killers being convicted or sentencing reflecting the crime.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Yes


I was just pointing out that the law there can be strange, even though I don’t disagree with killers being convicted or sentencing reflecting the crime.

Sorry, your first message is still too cryptic for me to understand its relevance.

 

[Ianboydsnr]

Sorry, your first message is still too cryptic for me to understand its relevance.

Was their a requirement to meet your requirements regarding relevance, are you really that important?

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Was their a requirement to meet your requirements regarding relevance, are you really that important?

I'm saying I don't understand it. If you want to clear it up for me (and possibly others) I'd be grateful.