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Accusing people involved in accidents of murder might not be the best way to make them sympathetic and gain their support.
by JasonFruit 6y ago
Accusing people involved in accidents of murder might not be the best way to make them sympathetic and gain their support.
- corty 6y agoNowadays, you can get yourself sentenced for murder for a traffic accident: https://m.dw.com/en/berlin-car-race-death-top-german-court-partially-upholds-murder-conviction/a-53853406 https://m.dw.com/en/berlin-car-race-death-top-german-court-p...
- pseudalopex 6y agoIf you intentionally race through a city.
- sidlls 6y agoGood. Punishments for bad driving ought to be much more severe.
- cbozeman 6y agoThe only thing more severe than a life sentence is execution... so... execute bad drivers?
- sidlls 6y agoI meant more generally. Drivers get off very easily for very poor behavior that is often negligent and sometimes maliciously so, especially in their treatment of pedestrians and cyclists. "More severe" includes "any at all."
- lmm 6y agoWe've played nice for decades and motorists have kept causing thousands of preventable deaths and show no signs of stopping. At some point we have to stop pretending these negligent homicides are "accidents".
- sidlls 6y agoPeople are self-centered assholes and this is reflected in their driving. An “accident” is an innocent, honest mistake. Incidents involving vehicles and pedestrians are cyclists are closer to negligence than an innocent mistake.
- tomcooks 6y agoIf I get hurt or killed because you're either careless or not experienced enough to drive a heavy vehicle what's the alternative solution you have in mind?