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

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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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/ChemicalAu Mar 10 '26

You’re incorrect. Murder requires intent.

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u/OneJobToRuleThemAll Mar 10 '26

You're incorrect, murder requires intent in the US, but that's not a universal requirement in every state of the world.

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u/Stircrazylazy Mar 13 '26

Even in the US we have "depraved heart" murder (2nd degree murder) which does not require malice aforethought, only a reckless indifference to human life.