• @Melonpoly@lemmy.world
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    411 months ago

    I mean, causing a crash and killing someone in the process of speeding is still deserving of a murder sentence.

    • @Dimok@reddthat.com
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      11 months ago

      I believe stateside it’s called ‘manslaughter’ in a case such as that. Manslaughter is “the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder.” So no, it wouldn’t be deserving of a murder sentence… Edit: Unless the jury or judge deemed it so, of course.

      • @Dultas@lemmy.world
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        511 months ago

        To make matters even more confusing it all depends on state. Most have manslaughter and for a couple it would be 3rd degree murder.

    • @foggy@lemmy.world
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      811 months ago

      There are judges in North Dakota, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Texas that would say “well, were they protesting or something?”

      Food for thought.