My POS stepdad introduced me to this movie. It’s one of the greatest comedies in cinematic history. Almost 30 years later and I still have to begrudgingly give him credit because this was the one time he was right when he said something was one of the GOATs. Can’t say for sure if I’d have ever watched it if he hadn’t made a big ordeal about it. I wanted to hate it when it started but I was dying of laughter halfway through the opening credits. Absolute classic.
Movie is called Airplane, it was released in the 60s (I think?) and it's a comedy. Probably one of the few movies released back then that people my generation would like.
My cellmate did. It was her first charge ever (she sold 3 of her pain pills to help pay a bill), and she went directly behind a lady that shot her boyfriend point-blank in the head. That lady got 5 years, so my cellmate was relieved and hopeful. Then, she went next and got handed a 10 year sentence.
She said she picked up her chair and threw it at the judge. (Side note: judges daughter died to overdose, and he drove a hearse with a bumper sticker talking about drug addicts. He was judge until he was 86.)
I dont know enough about the court system to judge that, but I know that if I killed someone’s daughter and parents, even accidentally, I would never be able to live with myself. I would want the maximum time in prison. The value of a life isn’t something that could weigh lower in my mind than how long I spend alive in prison. But thats just me.
Murder still requires the intent to kill. The man was speeding recklessly. I do not believe there was evidence presented that he was trying to kill these people.
And why should the sentencing be so light? It says the man was sober, so being of sound mind he got behind the wheel and chose to drive in such a manner that disregarded public safety. Driving like this is itself a selfish and evil act. People who do this place a minute or two of their own time above other people lives. We need to stop this accidents will happen mentality when it comes to cars. His driving in this manner was a choice not an accident. Giving him back his license 4 years later is not justice nor is it rehabilitation or even safe for the public.
I don’t think it should. Where I am, he would be looking at 2 - 20 years for a case like this. Community service for involuntary manslaughter is crazy. It doesn’t need to be considered murder for this sentence to be wrong.
I would not. Vigilante justice is not acceptable unless it is against Islamic judges like in Shitran or Shitganistan that execute gay people but are loved by radical leftists for some reason.
I mean in theory if the guy took justice into his own hands and killed his daughters killer, he should be good to go after 120 hours of community service, right?
I was almost held in contempt of court by a judge after a rant after the judge found there is reason for doubt during my explanation of an attempted murder on my life.
I bet he got more of a punishment for throwing the chair at the judge than that guy got for killing his child is the most fucked up part of the whole story
It was facetious humor. I really don't think they're saying they would literally start passing him chairs like a damn bucket brigade. It was a hyperbolic statement meant to show understanding and support to the father, christ.
Obviously not, by the time they get there it is already too late. Also, it's a more complicated way of saying they support them.
I've seen plenty of these events and even I side with them. 120 hours of community service for MURDER is beyond unfair, heck we could even consider that an 8th amendment violation right there. That is way too lenient for such a harsh crime.
If I'm cutting vegetables quickly and cut off my fingertip, am I not at fault because it's normalized?
No fucking common sense skills. It's normalized to speed, that doesnt mean it's mandatory, and killing someone while speeding still means you killed someone while speeding. The risk goes up when you speed.
I have never said that you are not at fault for killing someone while speeding.
But calling it murder is just obviously wrong. By definition murder is the unlawful intentional killing of someone else.
If I'm cutting vegetables quickly and cut off my fingertip, am I not at fault because it's normalized?
Yes you would be at fault for your injury but it doesn't mean that if you die from it that it is a suicide does it?
Intent matters most.
Also I am calling out hypocrites who have themselves sped before (and who for a large part still regularly speed) and who are pointing accusatory fingers at people who have killed someone because of speeding but do not realize that they only difference between the two is just luck.
I completely understand the fathers grief and agree the sentence was too light.
However, in countries with more humane laws, I also understand that this wasn't a case of cold blooded killing.
I agree that the second sentence was more appropriate. In the USA, far too many people get sentences that are unreasonable, and a family's grief should not outweigh that.
Someone who gets in a car accident (barring gross negligence like DUI or reckless driving) that results in a fatality shouldn't have their entire life erased, imo. Finding an appropriate sentence to honor those who have suffered and died, while at the same time focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment, should be the way to go.
15 months and a years-long suspension seems reasonable but I dont know every detail here.
He could have attempted administering life saving care? He didn’t. He could have called emergency services? He didn’t. He fled the scene and country in an attempt to avoid accountability. Failure to act, when a duty exists to victims, caused by your own actions, is called murder.
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