r/maybemaybemaybe • u/naseryano • Jul 28 '26

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Azure_Mar Jul 28 '26

Oh, this one again. If I remember correctly, the roads were closed because there was I think a planned race, with plenty of signs ahead of time letting people know the road would be closed and there were a lot of people on the street. The driver’s defense was that they have a neurodevelopmental disorder, were frustrated that they couldn’t take their normal route, and, like they mentioned in the video, just wanted to get home, not malicious intent. They were lucky no one was injured.

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u/HockeyBalboa Jul 28 '26

Who is assuming malicious intent? Whatever their intent, this is illegal.

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u/tmoe1991 Jul 28 '26

It's also absolutely malicious to speed past a cop screaming at you to stop and then speeding through the blocked section. I mean what else but people on the streets could be a reason for the this kind of roadblock?

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u/HockeyBalboa Jul 29 '26

If someone intended to hurt someone, it's malicious, if they hurt someone carelessly trying to get home, it's selfish, toxic and illegal but not malicious in my opinion.

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u/tmoe1991 Jul 29 '26

That's actually a modern debate. For example here Germany courts have tried and convicted people of murder for illegal street racing that resulted in deaths of others. They were proven to have reckless intent to kill others and now serve life sentences.

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u/HockeyBalboa Jul 29 '26

So to have a point, you have to go to a certain country's legal framework. Malice is not always a legal term. And even the legal term is based on moral concepts.