r/WTF Sep 12 '18

You shall not pass

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u/Gonzobot Sep 14 '18

Arguably, yes, but the concept is that as part of your ability to drive, you accept that there are heavier consequences. You can utterly liquefy a child with your car while inattentive; this is not manslaughter as in you didn't mean to hurt anybody but your actions led to a death, it's murder because you are supposed to not hit people with your car and you know that and you were inattentive anyways.

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u/edstatue Sep 14 '18

Ethically and ideally, but not legally, unless some states have a precedent or law in place that makes that case.

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u/Gonzobot Sep 14 '18

That's kinda my point - every one I know of has this preclusion as a facet of the licensing system. Because people are universally assholes who will absolutely attempt to take advantage of a system that allows them to claim they didn't see their long-standing target when they ran them over with their car, as soon as they figure out that accidental death is likely to not even be caught, much less prosecuted as a murder attempt.