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Offline Flipperk

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Re: Two dead in I-45 Accident in Houston - July 26th
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2010, 09:05:19 PM »
I saw this comment on the houston chronicle website commenting on the charge that killed the 2 people mentioned in the OP and wanted to QFT:

"The charge of Intoxicated Manslaughter is kind of like saying, "OOPS!" If Petty had chosen a gun instead of a car and walked down the Gulf Freeway occasionally firing the gun and two people had been killed, would the charge still be Intoxicated Manslaughter ? No, it would be murder, possibly capital murder. The choice of weapon should make no difference. The charge should be murder.

I would like to see Intoxicated Manslaughter removed from the books and treat this kind of crime as any other homicide would be treated. It was not an accident; it was a choice, made before he ever took the first drink. He chose not to have a designated driver. He did not arrange for safe transportation. He chose to drink. "

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Re: Two dead in I-45 Accident in Houston - July 26th
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2010, 09:57:06 PM »
Sounds good to me. The easiest way to kill someone and get away with it is to do so with a vehicle. I have to agree with that woman. No one held a gun to the drunk to make them drink. It's not an accident, it was a willful act to drink and drive.
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Re: Two dead in I-45 Accident in Houston - July 26th
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2010, 10:05:35 AM »
No one made the guy drink.


The split comes with the point did he plan to kill those 2 people. Laws are made gray for a reason. Lawyers make the laws to keep lawyers in business.
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Re: Two dead in I-45 Accident in Houston - July 26th
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2010, 12:54:38 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on July 29, 2010, 10:05:35 AM
No one made the guy drink.


The split comes with the point did he plan to kill those 2 people. Laws are made gray for a reason. Lawyers make the laws to keep lawyers in business.

Degree of negligence also plays a factor.  For example, in the Nick Adenhart tragedy, the drunk driver who rammed Nick's car and killed him and his two friends, was driving with a suspended license due to a prior DUI conviction, driving with three times the legal BAL, and driving two times faster than the posted speed limit.  He was charged with three counts of 2nd Degree Murder amongst other charges.
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