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You would likely be unhappy if you saw the outcomes of almost all vehicle manslaughter cases. It’s the easiest way to kill someone and get away with it conseque
by mvid 1y ago
You would likely be unhappy if you saw the outcomes of almost all vehicle manslaughter cases. It’s the easiest way to kill someone and get away with it consequence free
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- RhysU 1y agoThis can change. Having been a juror on a civil trial against the MTA, I assure you that the New York public is perfectly willing to hold people accountable for injury. Drunk driving was reduced over my lifetime [1] by calling attention to it (e.g. MADD), shaming the practice, lowering BAC thresholds, and increasing enforcement. Similar approaches could be done for pedestrian injury by vehicles. Sure, it takes more time (and does not scam $9 from my pocket in the meantime) but public behavior can be changed. [1] https://www.responsibility.org/alcohol-statistics/drunk-driving-statistics/drunk-driving-fatality-statistics/ https://www.responsibility.org/alcohol-statistics/drunk-driv...
- immibis 1y agoIn March 2024 in Berlin, an elderly man sped down a bike lane, murdering a woman from Belgium and her 4-year-old child: https://apnews.com/article/germany-road-accident-belgium-1d3fc8e8a12afd8d6689a549ffe6da70 https://apnews.com/article/germany-road-accident-belgium-1d3... The punishment: His driving license was revoked: https://www.berlin.de/generalstaatsanwaltschaft/presse/pressemitteilungen/2025/pressemitteilung.1532173.php https://www.berlin.de/generalstaatsanwaltschaft/presse/press... Germany has a reputation as strict and bureaucratic, and yet, it's apparently still legal to murder people with your car.