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I guess. I'm just baffled picturing the scene. This young woman just killed a little boy and the cop is basically saying "ok, well, he's dead, just be careful
by dudul 9y ago
I guess. I'm just baffled picturing the scene. This young woman just killed a little boy and the cop is basically saying "ok, well, he's dead, just be careful next time. Ok, have a safe trip home, bye".
You're right, without witnesses what can you do? But I would imagine a procedure a little more involved when somebody kills a child.
- chris_7 9y agoCops are predominantly drivers and don't want to enforce anything against other drivers, because "it could be them".
- tragomaskhalos 9y agoToo true: my uncle's stepson was killed by a police car that T-boned his car as it (the cop car) jumped a red light in response to an emergency call (that later turned out to be bogus, as if the story wasn't grim enough). I imagine that the possibility of this happening to them preys very heavily on the minds of police drivers everywhere.
- epitrochoidal 9y agoThe procedure later, away from the accident scene, probably was more involved, but at the scene, unless there was evidence of negligence or bed intent I wouldn't expect an arrest. She didn't flee. Apparently didn't appear impaired. What would they possibly arrest her for?
- chris_7 9y agoIf you're driving fast enough on a local street that you can hit and kill someone, you're incredibly negligent (see: all NYC taxi drivers).
- thr0waway2a7 9y agoWhilst you're correct that the higher the speed the more likely a fatality, it's also possible to cause death at very low speeds.
- usaar333 9y agoDid you read the article? It was a rural road with a high speed limit.. very common in many parts of the world. Engineers assumed people wouldn't run into the middle of the street without looking.
- 0xfeba 9y agoSo 90% of drivers are incredibly negligent now. If you slow down to non-lethal speeds for every parallel parked vehicle or obstacle in anticipation of some kid sprinting out from behind it, you might as well walk (not ride a bike, because that problem still exists).
- xenophonf 9y agoI live out this way. These aren't local streets like in a city or suburb. It's very rural with houses spaced far apart. Speed limits are 45-55 MPH (70-90 KPH) depending on the road. See for yourself on Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5080693,-84.689404,3a,75y,283.67h,83.95t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1st5kwhAku-E9VIh0CIwYuPQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dt5kwhAku-E9VIh0CIwYuPQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D357.59302%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i3328!8i1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5080693,-84.689404,3a,75y,28...
- nkrisc 9y agoBut what procedure are you imagining, exactly? Grilling her until she confesses to something? There was no indication of any crime, just a tragic accident.
- chris_7 9y agohttp://crashnotaccident.com http://crashnotaccident.com
- lr4444lr 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrence
- rhino369 9y agoAccident doesn't imply it wasn't avoidable.
- nkrisc 9y agoBut unless she intentionally hit the child it was an accident on her part. I'm referring to a specific incident, not crashes in general. I thought that would be abundantly clear from the context. I certainly doubt she foresaw or planned on hitting a child. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accident https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accident > 1 a : an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance
- icc97 9y agoA crash isn't intentional either. Meriam Webster has the following definition for crash: "to fall, land, or hit with destructive force" To me that is more accurate.