I don't think blanket penalties should apply to some situation as described by one party. Eg, if the man's family member was in hospital and he was under a gre

I don't think blanket penalties should apply to some situation as described by one party. Eg, if the man's family member was in hospital and he was under a great deal of stress, he could have been speeding to the hospital, refused a traffic stop and so on. But this is a circumstance for the judge to decide on a case basis. See death penalty for murder, not everyone convicted of murder is guilty and some have been executed by the state. I personally don't think it's worth the risk of executing an innocent person just to satisfy some vengeance or whatever justification we put on it.