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> If I had killed someone, would I be allowed to buy my freedom In some cases this has been allowed, assuming it was not intentional. For example a neurosurgeo
by xenadu02 2y ago
> If I had killed someone, would I be allowed to buy my freedom
In some cases this has been allowed, assuming it was not intentional. For example a neurosurgeon who accidentally hits someone in a crosswalk. The family can ask for no jail time so the surgeon can continue practicing because that's the only way the civil settlement will get paid. This depends on the victim or family's wishes, whether or not the prosecutor will approve, and what the judge thinks.
From a societal view and the victim's view it might be a better outcome to get monetary compensation.
FWIW since Boeing is too big to fail I'd love to see the US Government get rid of the current upper management and board. Put engineers back in charge and move HQ back to Seattle.
Boeing's "new" CEO is another accountant. How much do you think he really cares or even understands the engineering and process issues? And how long do you think that "care" will last once the heat dies down?
- sidewndr46 2y agoYou're confusing state law and federal law here. If I murder someone and the DoJ is involved in the prosecution for homicide it means I did something like kill a federal marshal. I'm not getting off with anything less than jail time.
- jjk166 2y agoThat is very much not how the distinction between state and federal law works.
- sidewndr46 2y agoIn general federal law does not criminalize homicide and manslaughter. It's only when it happens to specific groups or in very specific places. So to get prosecuted by the DoJ, you'd need to kill one of those groups.
- jjk166 2y agoWell one of those specific places is "happened on an airplane" which seems to be the relevant one for this analogy. For example, say you shove someone on a plane and they fall and hit their head - federal manslaughter that would likely be a candidate for deferred prosecution.