[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]njrusmc wrote:
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
[quote]GhorigTheBeefy wrote:
THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE JUST THINKING THIS IS A MISTAKE?
Wearing white socks with my black dress shoes is a mistake.
Negligent or malicious actions resulting in the injury or death of others is a fucking tragedy. If you are grown up enough to drive a car then you are adult enough to deal with the fucking consequences. I don’t understand the bullshit “it was a mistake” excuse everyone uses. What’s even better is when people cry for the person that fucked up. “Oh now they have to live with it for the rest of their life” or “they’ve been dealing with it for five years”. Who the fuck gives a shit? Not me and not the people that were affected…that’s who. At least this guy is still breathing unlike that little girl that is rotting in the ground.
The driver more than likely isn’t an evil person but they fucked up and now they have to pay. Part of truly supporting somebody is being there for them when they fuck up. The harder part is being the mirror that makes them face who they are and what they have done.[/quote]
If the driver meant to do it, it would be murder. He didn’t mean to, so that qualifies as a “mistake.”
It’s not a mistake that he SHOULDN’T pay for, but it is still a mistake.
I don’t think this kid is going to need anyone to make him “face who he is and what he has done” after this.
It’s a mistake that at one point or another, nearly every 17 year old kid who just got their license could have made. So I have more compassion for the person in this instance. It’s not like he shot them in a driveby [/quote]
Both of these opposing points have merit. I tend to agree with Ghorig more than Irish, but if his parents are worth a shit, they will let him face the verdict like a man. Even if he feels like a turd, if his family pats his back then they’ve failed him as an adult and show him that accountability is unimportant. Take the sentence, do your time in prison, then move on. No bullshit plea bargain or fundraisers to post bail. Tough love is the best love. If he’s got a real pair of balls he will plead guilty and not make a scene out of it.
Irish: Any kid COULD make a mistake. That doesn’t mean that those of us who did NOT make those mistakes should be treated the same as those who did. I never drove recklessly and I never drunk and drive at any point in my life. I wasn’t an angel growing up but I was a responsible driver and I would imagine that my peers who got DUIs and manslaughter charges suffer appropriate consequences.[/quote]
In general I agree with the “tough love” and accountability sentiments but there are some things in life you just bend and break rules to avoid, such as a manslaughter charge and the corresponding sentence and criminal record. If anything use the lawyer fees, court costs, time and stress for a “lesson learned” but don’t send your kid to jail.[/quote]
I suppose I’ll get justice, but that doesn’t mean that I am going to do the prosecutors job for him.