Man Kills Drunk Driver Who Killed His Kids - Your Take

So while it is a shame and wrong... putting him in jail would be meritless because
1) he probably wants to be dead anyway
2) its not going to serve as an example for anyone else

You guys make it sound like he was found guilty.

Ronaan_sl said:

You guys make it sound like he was found guilty.

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The sad thing is he probably won't even if it was crystal clear he did it with 70 eye witnesses testifying that they saw him blast the guy and it nullifies the entire fucking purpose of having a legal system (people not being able to do whatever the fuck they want because they feel like it)

Wizardhawk_sl said:

I'm amazed that everyone thinks it's fine to kill someone, for any reason, (and talks it up like getting away with it is somehow an achievement and justice) while simultaneously crying 10,000 tears of rage every time a cop does anything at all to someone doing something equally as stupid as drunk driving or more-so like waving guns around a fucking walmart (fake or not) or resisting arrest, or rioting, or etc. etc. etc.

I'd also be willing to be that at least 90% of the posters in this thread have driven drunk, by the legal definition, more than once or fifty times in their lives. Where are your roadside executions?

Would it have been wrong for the father to shoot him if the driver wasn't drunk and it was just a general car accident? What if the father caused the accident but still shot the guy because his kids died and he blamed the other driver, is it justice then?

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You mean if the circumstances were different, people might have a different opinion? Surely you jest. But the circumstances aren't different. The guy was at over twice the legal limit, he did run these kids down (he didn't even brake), and he got shot. Whether the dad shot him honestly isn't clear from the evidence which is why he was found innocent. But if he did shoot him? Yeah, I'm OK with that given these specific circumstances.

Do you think there are no circumstances under which it is acceptable to take a life? Because if you think there is even one, you're just quibbling with the circumstances. If you don't think there are any... well, I don't agree philosophically with that level of pacifism, but more power to you.

I've never driven drunk, not even mildly intoxicated. I usually don't drink and am the DD.

The Master_sl said:

You mean if the circumstances were different, people might have a different opinion?

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The whole point of the law is that opinion is supposed to be fucking irrelevant. The law is the law is the law and it doesn't (shouldn't) change based on whatever the fuck people feel is "justified" or "right" at any given moment.

As for whether or not it is acceptable to take a life, no I don't think it ever is. Are there things that I would kill for/about? Absolutely. I'd also fully expect to be punished for it and could accept it gladly.

Didn't know it was over, I don't follow stories like this much and I didn't read this entire thread. No evidence then no evidence can't really say much about that but i'm sure a lot of people would have ignored evidence if it was presented which is the problem I have with shit like this.

Wizardhawk_sl said:

The whole point of the law is that opinion is supposed to be fucking irrelevant. The law is the law is the law and it doesn't (shouldn't) change based on whatever the fuck people feel is "justified" or "right" at any given moment.

As for whether or not it is acceptable to take a life, no I don't think it ever is. Are there things that I would kill for/about? Absolutely. I'd also fully expect to be punished for it and could accept it gladly.

Didn't know it was over, I don't follow stories like this much and I didn't read this entire thread. No evidence then no evidence can't really say much about that but i'm sure a lot of people would have ignored evidence if it was presented which is the problem I have with shit like this.

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So you have zero experience with our legal system then, got it. DAs pick and choose what will and won't be prosecuted, even if something is against the law (example: kids taking nude pictures of themselves is technically child pornography, not all cases of this are prosecuted). That is the first step. There are quite a few, all of which are influenced by opinions of the people executing that particular step. Now they use prior decisions as a guide post for the most part, but don't let that fool you, the law is not some eternal absolute by any stretch. I mean, if you've ever broken any law and didn't happen to get caught, or got caught and didn't have any penalty imposed (say, speeding, and the cop let you off or speeding and you never got caught), you're really on the wrong side of this by your own standards.

So you'd kill, but think it was unacceptable. That is just hypocrisy. I have zero respect for that.

When i was a teenager one of my friends and her sister died in a drunk driving accident. They all were drunk and the owner of the car decided to let my friend drive. She wrapped it round a tree and both sisters died and the owner of the car survived. It was all the children in the family wiped out in one go. The car owner was a pariah after that and the guilt must be extreme but she never got punished for it in a legal sense. Different situation really but this reminded me of it. I'm in UK so different legal system etc.

The Master_sl said:

So you have zero experience with our legal system then, got it. DAs pick and choose what will and won't be prosecuted, even if something is against the law (example: kids taking nude pictures of themselves is technically child pornography, not all cases of this are prosecuted).

So you'd kill, but think it was unacceptable. That is just hypocrisy. I have zero respect for that.

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Yes, DAs pick and choose, just like cops pick and choose, etc. etc. Doesn't make it right, tho, just makes it the way it is.

Second, how was that hypocrisy? I said there were situations where i'd probably end up doing it/things that would cause me to do it. Breaking news, humans can make bad decisions and do things that they believe are wrong! Quick, someone spread the word.