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Yeah! Hopefully! Because despite the speeds they were going, there were absolutely no casualties, accidents or incidents. Let's charge these bastards anyway. Th
by welly 13y ago
Yeah! Hopefully! Because despite the speeds they were going, there were absolutely no casualties, accidents or incidents. Let's charge these bastards anyway. That'll stop them not killing anyone in the future.
- cvshepherd 13y agothat's like saying it's ok to shoot at people, as long as you miss. it's a miracle that no one was hurt (or worse) in this race, and that's exactly why this sort of thing is illegal.
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- rmc 13y agoIt could discourage the next team from attempting it, and make "going public" less appealing. "If you break the record and go public, you'll be arrested"
- awjr 13y agoSo it's fine to behave this way because they didn't kill anyone?
- thomasz 13y agoThat's the Non Aggression Principle at work, or at least a pretty common and equally stupid interpretation thereof: They clearly did not initiate violence against anyone, therefore, any intervention limiting their freedom to recklessly drive at insane speeds for nearly 29 hours with basically no sleep would be immoral.
- rurounijones 13y ago"And here I stand accused of a crime I didn't even commit! I mean 'Attempted murder'... Do they give nobel prizes for attempted Chemistry?!" - Sideshow Bob
- factorizer 13y agoYou might want to reflect on the concept of legality. I know, thinking hurts sometimes, but it's totally worth it!
- podperson 13y agoYou ever see the first episode of Homicide: Life on the Streets (great show, and largely based on actual incidents, at least for the first two seasons) where a guy confesses he accidentally shot some guy, but it's OK because he meant to kill someone else? I think you and he want to live in the same country.