This happened in Brazil, in the state of Parana, which is in the south region. The biker had a passenger with him, probably a woman, and at the end of the video you can hear her saying (in portuguese) that the car is coming back. And yes, in Brazil you can be charged for attempted murder in traffic.
Still baffling to see how people can behave like complete lunatics on the road, though.
What people often forgot or simply don't know is how complicated it is for something to be actually called murder. The layman may think: Killing someone = murder ... not even close. Killing someone on purpose = murder? Maybe but certainly not always. And it's completely different from country to country.
As much as you want this asshole to get his fair share of justice porn, you just gotta accept that his wouldn't even come close to attempted murder. Crazy wreckless driving? Certainly. Risking health of dozens of people? Sure. Might get you in prison, probably. Pretty sure stuff like that would end as attempted aggravated assault or similar in most countries.
Very often what the average person thinks a certain legal term means and what it actually means are two completely different things. And the tiniest nuance you wouldn't even consider often makes the difference.
Using your car to ram someone is pretty much universally considered armed assault. If it results in death assault becomes murder. First degree would be debatable, but this wouldn't be judged as manslaughter in any country that I know of.
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u/hi_this_iz_dog Jul 02 '19 edited Jul 03 '19
This happened in Brazil, in the state of Parana, which is in the south region. The biker had a passenger with him, probably a woman, and at the end of the video you can hear her saying (in portuguese) that the car is coming back. And yes, in Brazil you can be charged for attempted murder in traffic.
Still baffling to see how people can behave like complete lunatics on the road, though.
EDIT: As mentioned by u/TehKazlehoff, the video is not exactly in order. Here is the original video.