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The suspended sentence is one thing.
The idea that this woman can be driving again in a year is frightening.
Maybe she'll choose not to. The weight of her mistake may be like a trailer that's too heavy to pull.
How could she ever again drive past the place where she struck and killed Nick Adkins?
Worth reading again at this moment: Jeri's piece about a young man whose life has been lost.
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I was appalled to learn of her "punishment." For her haste and "me first" behavior behind the wheel, she deserves to spend some time behind bars and certainly should lose the privilege to operate a vehicle for the rest of her life.
She should be very thankful they did not charge her with manslaughter.
Posted on April 7, 2009 10:06 PM
Weren't you telling me the other day that driving unsafely was like firing a gun into the air--the punishment fit the outcome? This is a classic example of the wierdly permissive attitude toward vehicular homicide in our culture. The law increasingly cracks down on victimless crimes like speeding and DUI, but is lenient when there are actual victims.
Posted on April 7, 2009 11:40 PM
You make an excellent point, brian.
This woman supposed wasn't exceeding the speed limit, except that the speed limit is zero when you're behind a stopped school bus.
She fired a bullet into the air and it killed someone.
Posted on April 8, 2009 10:49 AM
Criminal Court is over. Gross Negligence resulting in the homicide of a child is now in Civil Court. No money can bring back the life of a child walking to a school bus. The criminally convicted has auto coverage that will pay some damages. But she will never again be able afford insurance, the good Lord willing, and I hope Civil Court takes her car and all her savings and then ask for more. She is a criminal and only civil court can stop her.
Posted on April 8, 2009 4:03 PM
I suppose civil action is the best available option at this point.
Posted on April 8, 2009 4:36 PM