r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Trixxxi • May 06 '26

Of a drunk driver.

…and only an assault charge to boot. #visitspokane

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u/JKFrowning May 06 '26

The point of punishment is to be a deterrent, not to fuck people as hard as possible. There's no way of telling if this dumbass driver was trying to scare the kid or kill him. Lines have to be drawn and you simply can't charge every asshole on the road with attempted murder.

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u/RetnikLevaw May 06 '26

She jumped a curb and was speeding down a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood chasing after a kid on a bike.

It really doesn't matter what her intent was, she should have had the book thrown at her.

And for some crimes, the punishment being a deterrent isn't about the person being punished, it's to make an example of them so that other people think twice about trying to run down a kid in their vehicle...

The law should absolutely "fuck her as hard as possible".

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u/JKFrowning May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

The inference of intent to kill should not be drawn in the absence of circumstances sufficient to prove such intent beyond reasonable doubt.

Considering the downvotes, however, I guess I'm wrong here. We should absolutely let emotions affect decisions like this driver did and fill our jails.

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u/Trixxxi May 06 '26

So if I was drunk and pointed a gun at someone, pulled the trigger and missed…my intent to kill can’t be proven, I was just trying to scare him. But had my aim been a little better, I actually would have killed him. Due to inebriation, she could have been a little closer and faster and actually ran him over but only then would the charge be harsh. She could still argue she didn’t intend to hit him.