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No jail time for teen driver who killed three in Cherokee County crash
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One thing I always defended, is that if you're found responsible for the death of someone while driving you should have an automatic life ban from driving.
No closure for the family. While no amount of punishment can bring back the dead, this light sentence is a slap in the face to the family.
Yup.
Because of course.
That makes it sound like it's pretty clear she was not at fault.
It does sound like an accident, if it was during the dark and at a non-marked place, and she wasn't drinking or otherwise distracted. I'm sure she feels like shit about it.
Last week there was a drunk driver here who hit a woman on a scooter, knocking her into oncoming traffic. Some random person in an SUV collided with her and killed her. They aren't at fault but now they get to live with it.
There was also a guy I went to school with who only served three years for hitting a girl on the side of the highway and leaving the goddamn scene and never reporting it. Apparently he called 911 but hung up immediately because he didn't want to get in trouble. In that case, three years is a joke, and he's been out for years now and can drive all he wants.
Last week there was a drunk driver here who hit a woman on a scooter, knocking her into oncoming traffic. Some random person in an SUV collided with her and killed her. They aren't at fault but now they get to live with it.
There was also a guy I went to school with who only served three years for hitting a girl on the side of the highway and leaving the goddamn scene and never reporting it. Apparently he called 911 but hung up immediately because he didn't want to get in trouble. In that case, three years is a joke, and he's been out for years now and can drive all he wants.
Exactly. It's a sad story, but it seems like it comes down to just an unfortunate accident. Not sure why OP makes it seem like it's a "white person kills people with no consequences" kind of news.
For those asking if there was any negligence (aside from not paying attention in general), she had apparently sent a text message three minutes before the crash. She said that she was stopped when it was sent and had put the phone in her bag.
That was from a link in the article. It doesn't really mention if anything came of that though.
That was from a link in the article. It doesn't really mention if anything came of that though.
well, it seems like a genuine accident, it's terrible but these kind of things can happen to anyone, throwing her in prison wouldn't solve anything in this case! the punishment she got is fair to me
also, here, headlights must be on everytime, even during the day! Sometime it's dark even though it's not nighttime yet, i'm sure it saves some lives
also, here, headlights must be on everytime, even during the day! Sometime it's dark even though it's not nighttime yet, i'm sure it saves some lives
The prosecution was trying to be a little shady too by claiming she was texting while driving because she had sent a single text three minutes before the crash. (Which she says was done earlier while stopped)
This all seems like an accident. It's really sad and yes of course if she was a minority, they would probably send her to jail, but that's the side that's messed up, not the other way where we should expand sentencing to be more severe.
This all seems like an accident. It's really sad and yes of course if she was a minority, they would probably send her to jail, but that's the side that's messed up, not the other way where we should expand sentencing to be more severe.
Are you pretending to never have driven a car or something? Having your headlights on does not illuminate everything around you and turn night into day. Sometimes pedestrians do stupid things, sometimes it's difficult to react in time, and sometimes fault is ambiguous.
I believe the implication is that if the girl wasn't white she'd be in jail.
Non-story, the media made it appear that someone got probation for killing 3 people. You had to read a bit till you get the reason why she got probation.
She was a minor, it was an accident. This is what should be happening in these cases.
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White girl kills white people in a tragic car accident and doesn't go to jail - let's turn it into a subject of racial privilege and ignore all other factors
Because of course.
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Is there some allegation that she didn't have her lights on?
In light of this, what's the point of punishing this girl? It seems like a total waste of resources.
Yeah but if it was due to circumstances that she can't be blamed for, should she also lose her life for it? I mean she's also got to live with the fact she killed 3 people on accident, that's enough punishment for someone to deal with for the rest of their life.
That's just a set of circumstances that led to a tragic accident.
Once I had a pedestrian walk into the street and lie down in the middle lane at night On a straightaway with streetlights nearby and I still barely saw them in time to stop.
Given the circumstances headlights aren't too useful for illuminating small dark colored things like people wearing dark clothes.
I live out in the sticks and people (teens mostly) will walk up and down our road at night. There's no sidewalk, they usually wear dark clothing, and it's dangerous as fuck. These roads are not designed or zoned (speed-wise) for pedestrians. I'm scared shitless I will somehow hit one by accident one night. I don't know how my night vision compares with others but I don't feel like I can see very well at night, despite having good vision otherwise. If it was truly an accident I feel sympathy for all in this case.
Unless I'm missing some other evidence that wasn't spoken to in the article, I agree.
Agreed. Thread title and pictures posted here are ripe for bait.
This story reminded me of a video, which I wasn't able to find, where a guy is in the middle of night and then out of nowhere you can see a person laying in the ground. Thankfully the person driving had amazing reflexes and was able to dodge the person but even a millisecond late and he would've killed that person.
I drive a lot on rural roads and I see people riding bikes on the side of the road, or walking dogs. It is incredibly dangerous when you are on a two lane road where the speed limit is 50 mph and some lady decides that's a good place to walk her dog.
I do not understand how, after reading the entire article, you could come to the conclusion that jail time would be appropriate in this case. I'm not even sure why this thread is necessary, or what OP hoped to accomplish by posting this. It's a tragic accident, leave it at that.
What was she even charged with? If everything in the article is true -- she wasn't speeding, wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the accident took place at night on an unlit street and the victims were jaywalking while wearing dark clothes -- then it doesn't seem like a crime was committed here, just an unfortunate accident.
Its a fact poc are treated differently than white folks in the justice system, especially the youth.... as white people are seen as human beings. You've got teens being treated like adult animals for crimes that aren't killing people, who will never hear shit like;
"You're pretty young," he told Reardon during sentencing. "You've got a lifetime ahead of you. I expect this is something you're going to have a hard time dealing with the rest of your life."
I mean, fix the system that keeps illustrating this? And you'll have to whine less in threads. Maybe? Can we all agree on that?
#hope
Things like this are a reminder that this is how things are supposed to work. But statistically and all data illustrates that it is not the case.
Example;
https://www.theroot.com/georgia-teen-with-no-prior-record-sentenced-to-5-years-1826480462
Georgia Teen With No Prior Record Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Stealing a Pair of Sneakers When He Was 15
So one can only imagine what would happen if it was a minority that ran people over.
Its just frustration at how the justice system treats white people, but hey, thats reality.
Because of course.
People are rarely even charged in accidents.
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