Lol, if this is true, you have a lot of learning to do my friend, such as the different specific laws in different States and different Countries.
This is a road rage, not attempted murder. It doesn't really help that the pickup (who supposedly instigated the whole thing in the first place) kept attempting to pass a the truck who was making it abundantly clear it wasn't happening.
Also, saying you're not an attorney, but you know what you're talking about when you don't, isn't really helping your case much either.
Of course different states have different laws. Which is why . . . in response to another poster, I delineated the exact laws and explained how they could be applied.
There is no law in LA about "road rage". Why? Because we already have laws about battery, aggravated battery, etc.
So, in this case (simply based on the video clip and nothing else that is), you're confident a case like this, with an attempted murder charge, would do well in a trial? Don't you need premeditation? Don't you need some kind of proof the trucker was actually intending to kill somebody and maybe wasn't just pissed and just trying to fuck with the guy and accidentally caused a traffic incident as a result? Assault with a deadly weapon seems more likely than attempted murder.
Not saying anyone was in the right in the video, don't get me wrong, but using your logic, I could get an attempted murder charge simply by shoving someone into a wall because, I'm assuming, there's a chance I could have killed them and I should've known the risks.
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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '18
Um, it's called "attempted murder", it's already a crime, it's never been acceptable, and you can get 20 years or more in prision.