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How many have videos of both the victim being clearly hit and the driver being severely negligent leading up to and including the accident? How many are pedestr
by pb7 6y ago
How many have videos of both the victim being clearly hit and the driver being severely negligent leading up to and including the accident? How many are pedestrians that subsequently die?
- jeffbee 6y agoWell, 20 pedestrians die on American roads every day. It's incredibly common. The cops usually don't even bother looking for evidence. This idiot live-streamed himself killing a pedestrian in San Francisco, after months of filling up his Instagram with motorized jackassery, and the cops only charged him with manslaughter, not negligent homicide. https://hoodline.com/2020/08/driver-who-killed-pedestrian-at-geary-gough-was-recording-reckless-behavior-for-social-media https://hoodline.com/2020/08/driver-who-killed-pedestrian-at...
- pb7 6y agoI did a cursory search and it seems that involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide are the same thing in some jurisdictions but in others (most?), manslaughter ranks lesser in severity than negligent homicide. One reason I can think of that they would charge one and not the other is that it’s easier to convict due to not having to prove criminal intent, especially when the possible punishment is similar.
- renewiltord 6y agoDrivers getting away with killing pedestrians and cyclists is like the most common thing in the world. As for "how many have videos": when Amelie Le Moullac was killed by a truck, the police didn't even check videos. There had to be a grassroots effort to go get the video. You're kidding me.