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What do you think it sounds like?
I accept that what it sounds like to me and what actually happened may be vastly different. It sounds like the driver was negligent, wasn't fully in control of his vehicle and wasn't aware of his surroundings. That is not an accident. That it wasn't wilful or pre meditated does not absolve the driver of responsibility for doing or not doing something that resulted in the loss of life.
salmonchild-
I accept that what it sounds like to me and what actually happened may be vastly different. It sounds like the driver was negligent, wasn't fully in control of his vehicle and wasn't aware of his surroundings. That is not an accident. That it wasn't wilful or pre meditated does not absolve the driver of responsibility for doing or not doing something that resulted in the loss of life.
i agree that it sounds like the driver was negligent, and if so is criminally responsible. however, i don't believe that means an outcome cannot be accidental.
if i drive a car on two pints, swerve to avoid a child, smash up a bus stop, i am criminally responsible. yet clearly the outcome was an accident.
noiser
Yes, I doubt he meant to run a complete stranger over. To me her death was accidental.
What do you think it sounds like?
I don't believe in punishment for it's own sake. I think action to prevent future occurance should take priority over action to punish.