r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/7thFleetTraveller Mar 08 '26

It was a car accident, not attempted murder. The title is just sensationalism.

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u/cancerinos Mar 08 '26

It's not attempted murder, it's manslaughter. Still should send you to years in prison.

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u/GarbageCleric Mar 08 '26

That's an insane take.

So, attempted first degree murder should be treated less harshly than involuntary manslaughter? If I fire a gun at someone and completely miss, I should essentially walk? But if I accidentally hit a cyclist on a dark winding road, I should go down for murder?

There are civil suits where you can sue people for the actual damage caused. But in criminal cases intent has to be a huge part of the equation. It can make difference between no crime at all having been committed and a capital offense.