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Killing someone while driving and texting isn't murder in most (all?) jurisdictions AFAIK.

by robryk 13y ago

aestra 13y ago
Wow, Yes of course it is! Usually it it is coded under law as vehicular manslaughter; generally, it involves death that results from the negligent operation of a vehicle. Same as if you killed someone while drinking and driving or if you just decided to run them over cause you were driving recklessly. Anyone can be charged with murder even if there isn't a specific vehicular manslaughter statue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_homicide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_homicide Oh yeah, and if you don't believe me: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9297034 http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jer... http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/justice/massachusetts-texting-trial/ http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/justice/massachusetts-texting-... http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/sun-prairie-woman-convicted-of-homicide-by-negligent-driving-for/article_574c611e-d83a-11e1-9778-001a4bcf887a.html http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/sun-prai... http://www.fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/little-chute-woman-charged-with-homicide http://www.fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/little-chut... http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel-county/woman-charged-in-fatal-textingwhiledriving-crash/-/10137088/22331782/-/gmd3j9/-/index.html http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel-county/woma... http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/woman-who-killed-toddler-in-texting-while-driving-/nD5dm/ http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/woman-who-killed-toddler-in-te... http://www.nbc4i.com/story/20746093/1st-vehicular-homicide-while-texting-case-indicted-in-franklin-co http://www.nbc4i.com/story/20746093/1st-vehicular-homicide-w... http://www.mygeorgiadefenselawyer.com/2010/02/12/vehicular-homicide-charges-texting-while-driving/ http://www.mygeorgiadefenselawyer.com/2010/02/12/vehicular-h... Besides, what does vehicular manslaughter have anything to do with this?
- maxerickson 13y ago
  Manslaughter and murder have separate meanings. Especially in a legal sense.
- TheCoelacanth 13y ago
  Manslaughter != murder. They are two separate crimes. Manslaughter is a lesser crime. The difference is that murder requires the intent to kill, while manslaughter requires only that the person acted negligently.
- Pinckney 13y ago
  Murder has a specific meaning, and is distinguished from other forms of homicide by the presence of intent. None of the many links you have provided concern murder charges.

Killing someone while driving and texting isn't murder in most (all?) jurisdictions AFAIK.

by robryk 13y ago

Killing someone while driving and texting isn't murder in most (all?) jurisdictions AFAIK.

Wow, Yes of course it is! Usually it it is coded under law as vehicular manslaughter; generally, it involves death that results from the negligent operation of a vehicle. Same as if you killed someone while drinking and driving or if you just decided to run them over cause you were driving recklessly. Anyone can be charged with murder even if there isn't a specific vehicular manslaughter statue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_homicide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_homicide Oh yeah, and if you don't believe me: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9297034 http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jer... http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/justice/massachusetts-texting-trial/ http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/justice/massachusetts-texting-... http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/sun-prairie-woman-convicted-of-homicide-by-negligent-driving-for/article_574c611e-d83a-11e1-9778-001a4bcf887a.html http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/sun-prai... http://www.fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/little-chute-woman-charged-with-homicide http://www.fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/little-chut... http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel-county/woman-charged-in-fatal-textingwhiledriving-crash/-/10137088/22331782/-/gmd3j9/-/index.html http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel-county/woma... http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/woman-who-killed-toddler-in-texting-while-driving-/nD5dm/ http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/woman-who-killed-toddler-in-te... http://www.nbc4i.com/story/20746093/1st-vehicular-homicide-while-texting-case-indicted-in-franklin-co http://www.nbc4i.com/story/20746093/1st-vehicular-homicide-w... http://www.mygeorgiadefenselawyer.com/2010/02/12/vehicular-homicide-charges-texting-while-driving/ http://www.mygeorgiadefenselawyer.com/2010/02/12/vehicular-h... Besides, what does vehicular manslaughter have anything to do with this?

maxerickson 13y ago
Manslaughter and murder have separate meanings. Especially in a legal sense.
TheCoelacanth 13y ago
Manslaughter != murder. They are two separate crimes. Manslaughter is a lesser crime. The difference is that murder requires the intent to kill, while manslaughter requires only that the person acted negligently.
Pinckney 13y ago
Murder has a specific meaning, and is distinguished from other forms of homicide by the presence of intent. None of the many links you have provided concern murder charges.