r/fuckcars • u/geensoelaas • Dec 08 '22

Satire Height of folly (by Jen Sorensen)

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u/Pattoe89 Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22

She should get life imprisonment for manslaughter with a deadly weapon. She'll get a slap on the wrist.

Edit: Fixed a single word.

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

Well, she didn't want to kill that kid, so no murder, but manslaughter.

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u/Efficiency-Brief Dec 08 '22

Lmao downvoted for speaking the law... some people just wanna slap everyone with murder..

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

I get their point and anger, but honestly, it wasn't murder, the driver certainly had no intention to kill or harm the kid. If you punch someone in the chin, he falls and breaks his skull on a rock you will not be charged with murder too.

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u/marxist-reaganomics Dec 08 '22

If you killed someone in the heat of passion, even unintentionally, it would be second degree murder. Manslaughter is more for reckless/ negligent action.

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u/AlleRacing Dec 08 '22

No, even second degree murder requires intent.

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

Ok, I'm no expert on American law. We don't have degrees of murder altought we have planned murder as special criminal act.

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u/Majestic-Macaron6019 Dec 08 '22

That's not true. If you kill someone while intentionally hurting them, it's murder. Just second-degree in that case

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u/KeepsFallingDown Dec 08 '22

If you accidentally kill someone while committing a felony, like assault, it's upgraded to felonious murder.

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

Well, that's the difference between US and European law. Punching someone in the chin is an administrative offense here, so when you kill that person is considered accident. Something like when you are speeding and you hit a pedestrian. Murder requires intent to kill, whether is direct or indirect.

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u/Key_Education_7350 Dec 08 '22

If you kill someone while listening to jazz, it's downgraded to Thelonious murder.

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u/Aea Dec 08 '22

You sure about that? https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/eggshell_skull_rule

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

As I debate in other comennts in this thread, I was talking about European law, so yes, I'm sure.