Can someone settle an argument for me please?
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 by Hus | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Ok, here''s the story. I had an argument with my sister about whether or not you can go to jail for an ''accident''. Involuntary manslaughter. So she said if she were a judge she would not send someone to jail for involuntary manslaughter ONLY IF it were an accident with multiple witnesses. For example, two factory workers are high on a ledge when BY COMPLETE ACCIDENT he knocks his co-worker off the ledge and he falls and dies. Many other workers saw this complete and total accident, is it still involuntary manslaughter? Can you still go to jail for such a bad thing happening? If you were the judge, what would you do?
P.S.: The above story is completely 100% fictional. I don''t even know any factory workers.
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P.S.: The above story is completely 100% fictional. I don''t even know any factory workers.
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KarmaGirl
Reply #22 Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:56 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:56 PM
no drinking. no speeding. they said that he should have been able to react faster. It was not fair, but the winner of a case is usually determined by how good the lawyer is. At least he ended up with the minimun punishment.
sig101
Reply #23 Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:01 PM
Reply #23 Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:01 PM
Now that's a case where the charges and sentencing seem inappropriate based on the conditions stated here. Unless even driving the speed limit was unsafe due to weather conditions (impaired visibility in heavy fog, for ex.), but even so... If that wasn't a factor, WOW. Definitely, a good lawyer in such circumstances is a necessity. Not everyone has the reflexes of a race car driver.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:36 AM
WOW, KG. That seems odd. What was the conviction based on? Was he speeding? Had he been drinking?
I've never heard of anything like that.