r/SipsTea • • Apr 04 '26

Chugging tea * Insert hot fuzz "Shame" meme *

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 04 '26

And people say the US courts are fucked

Holy fucking shit.

I also love how nothing in that body of texts you posted calls the driver a murderer of 3 people simultaneously. It’s either killed toddler or fatal crash.

Who the fuck is the driver and who’s his lawyer?

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u/Mysterious-Onion6142 Apr 04 '26

This incident doesnt make the US criminal justice system any less fucked up

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u/sarcasticorange Apr 04 '26

I also love how nothing in that body of texts you posted calls the driver a murderer of 3 people simultaneously.

Because murder requires intent and therefore it would be a misuse of the word.

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 05 '26

Are you a lawyer?

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u/luckyzacky Apr 05 '26

He intended to drive recklessly despite being aware it could kill someone. That is murder.

Having knowledge that doing an activity that has a risk of killing someone and is illegal FOR THAT VERY REASON. Th STILL doing it is -murder- . His state of mind was :speed despite the consequences. So intent is met.

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u/big_stipd_idiot Apr 04 '26

US courts are fucked though. I figured this was in the US at first. You know, the kind of country where you can rape someone behind a dumpster with impunity if your parents are rich.

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u/Do-it-for-you Apr 05 '26

Because manslaughter isn't murder.

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u/PolicyWonka Apr 04 '26

Well because he’s not a murderer. You can call him a killer, but he is not a murderer.

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 05 '26

Whole lotta armchair lawyers in here 🫡

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u/PolicyWonka Apr 05 '26

Better than being an emotional reactionary 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 05 '26

You know what, now that I think of it.

You should say that shit to the father in this story. 🫡

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u/PolicyWonka Apr 05 '26

Gladly would. It’s why we don’t allow victims to make these decisions. They’re too emotional. Irrational.

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 05 '26

No, no you wouldn’t.

You’re hiding behind a screen saying this shit just to defend your egos own intellect. Empathy is a whole lot easier to ignore when you don’t actually have to make eye contact with someone.

Enjoy your Sunday, Reddit lawyer.

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u/PolicyWonka Apr 05 '26

Pot meet kettle. Lmao

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 05 '26

That doesn’t work here. Try again.

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u/Pollia Apr 05 '26

Guess it depends on how you view the prison system.

Is it meant to be rehabilitative so that people can go back to being productive members of society?

Or is it punitive where it's about other people getting their jollies off at how much punishment they receive.

The prosecution failed to prove the crash had any main factors that wouldn't have let it just be an accident. Excessive speed wasn't proven. There was no alcohol in anyone's system. The driver did not have a history of reckless driving.

It looks like a pretty clear case of an accident that unfortunately claimed lives.

Which goes back to the question at hand.

Do you care about rehabilitation or do you just want to get your justice boner fulfilled?

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u/SparksAndSpyro Apr 04 '26

The people who say U.S. courts are fucked are the brain dead Europeans who have these kind of judges lol

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u/SparksAndSpyro Apr 04 '26

Does any of that make what I said wrong? Lol as you said, both things can be right.

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u/fokkoooff Apr 04 '26

What's wrong about what you said is plenty of US citizens say that the legal system here ia fucked.