DocWalker
Regular Member
Where did I say it was OK? In fact, I specifically called for convictions in circumstances where a person is intoxicated and causes harm to persons and/or property. Please stop putting words in my mouth.
What about texting, doing makeup, reading the newspaper, etc. while driving that results in someone being killed? What about a 16 year old, young, dumb and full of courage, speeding around blind curve and killing someone? Those are all acts we all know are irresponsible and potentially dangerous, but they do not automatically result in a person's death - in fact, more often than not, no one is even hurt. Therefore, it does not rise to the standard of premeditated murder.
If the killing was premeditated, sure. If it was the result of an accident, that's life, and also can happen with people who are stone-cold sober. If it was the result of a clearly-preventable accident, with no premeditation or ill intent, that is negligent homicide or manslaughter. Society correctly recognizes that there is a significant difference in the evil quotient of someone who kills another with malice aforethought and one who kills another unintentionally.
Ummm...ok. I agree. Of course, you did advocate summary execution for anyone using a firearm while intoxicated; to me, that's not "holding people accountable." That's unacceptably harsh vigilantism to serve your own bitterness (understandable if you have suffered a loss), rather than justice.
If he kills any person while intoxicated, it is not as if he will go free. He will face a serious felony charge and do time. However, in a society says it reserves the death penalty for only the worst of the worst, yet often has a hard time sentencing intentional, sexually-motivated child killers to that punishment, it would be unreasonable to demand the death penalty for someone who has killed another unintentionally.
Also, how is it that you know that the drunk you mentioned drives without a license, but the police don't? Do you have psychic powers? If so, and if you believe so strongly in holding people responsible, I recommend you call the law on him.
Right.
Driving Drunk is not an ACCIDENT.
I also think they need to increase the use of the death penalty and make it so people are not waiting 20 years.
I don't have psycic powers the drunk brags about driving and when I see him driving I do report it but nothing ever gets done.
Sociaty doesn't hold people accountable anymore, they blame it on he was sick or it was an accident. Again shooting a gun in the general direction of a crowd is not an accident even if you didn't actually aim at someone. Just like driving while drunk or stoned isn't an accident it is a choice "a premenditated" choice to play russin roulette with innocent lives they may pass.
I don't drink and drive and don't carry my pistol when I drink...My choice I have seen to many people wounded or killed from people that choose to either shoot or drive while stoned/high.
So my option is if someone kills someone while drunk or stoned due to their actions be it in a car or by a gun it is neither an accident or unitentional.
I also agree, cell phones, make-up, watching TV, or any of the other things people do while driving should be held to an equal standard. If someone is texting and kills someone it is not an accident, an innocent person was killed to the premeditated negletful act of another.