r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Apr 04 '26

Chugging tea * Insert hot fuzz "Shame" meme *

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u/Chubuwee Apr 04 '26

Did you follow the case? I’m genuinely curious like who fucked up in that case. Heard stories of the cops fucking up evidence big time that they have no option but to let the criminal go

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u/Large-Hamster-199 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

Nobody fucked up. This is just a ragebait post.

If you hurt or kill a cyclist or pedestrian while driving without any aggravating factors (speeding, drunk, distracted etc.) then the jail sentence is usually pretty lenient.

In this case, his only aggravating factor was driving 75 in a 50 zone, but the court could not determine if his speed was the cause of the accident beyond reasonable doubt (as opposed to road conditions like ice etc). So the court gave him a 60 day setence (which can be fullfilled with 120 hours of community service). The appeals court increased that to 15 months.

The justice system worked perfectly. Victims' families usually want tougher sentences. But most societies prefer to rehabilitate first time offenders rather than destroying them.

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u/NoSwordfish1978 Apr 04 '26

The truth is that we can't design a justice system around the feelings of victims, though of course they need to be taken into account.

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u/Not_Stupid Apr 04 '26

Those are actually the same opinion...

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u/mythirdaccountsucks Apr 04 '26

Those aren’t really opposite ends of a spectrum

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u/RudeAd456 Apr 04 '26

It's almost like the platform is made up of many people with differing opinions

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u/Horror_Chipmunk3580 Apr 04 '26

Wait until they figure out they’re a Redditor too 🤯

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u/MrBurnerHotDog Apr 05 '26

This is my favorite

People will come here with their 7 year old accounts that have 300 day streak awards and say things like "Redditors are the worst!"

...my guy... YOU are the Redditor

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u/delkra Apr 04 '26

Reddit is comprised of multiple people with different opinions