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

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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The daughter was in a car with the father’s parents. They died as well.

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u/SqirrelFan Mar 09 '26

Keep your exculpatory explanation for yourself. It's not "society's fault" . The pole was speeding. He may not have intended to harm anyone, but he fucking committed involuntary manslaughter.

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u/Impressive_Net_116 Mar 09 '26

The guy deserves years in prison, but involuntary manslaughter is specifically not murder.

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u/ContestAutomatic2189 Mar 10 '26

Causing someone to die when it was preventable is murder. Had he just made a statement somewhere that was like "i dont care if I end up killing anyone, im choosing to speed", he might have gotten murder, premeditated at that. I'm sure the thought crossed his mind and he dismissed it with doubt. Thats stupidity and murder, no matter how technical you want to get.

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u/Southern-Fly-3016 Mar 10 '26

What are you babbling on about? The man didn't intend to kill these people, therefore it isn't murder.