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Should Drunk Driving be deemed as attempted murder?

a case in ohio where a Drunk Driver hit and killed a small boy he was sentenced to 15yrs in jail and a perminate license suspension. my feelinga are you get behind the wheel of a car you are committing attempted murder!
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jtexas
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"Deemed" as attempted murder? in most jurisdictions, it is "attempted murder".

"murder" requires "intent to kill". "Reckless indifference" is a form of "intent to kill".

This is just my perspective:
The act of getting behind the wheel while under the influence is a deliberate act of reckless indifference that should be punished whether you have an accident or not, whether anyone gets hurt or not.

It would be like walking down the street randomly discharging a firearm in random directions.

Sometimes red lights are run with that kind of reckless indifference, I guess. Seems like it's not quite the same, though, most of the time.


Kaitlyn Nicole
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I think so . Because my dad was killed by a drunk driver...


bungee
its only one step away from any injury being considered attempted murder. be very careful what you wish for. Once you start the slide down a slippery slope it gets hard to stop<


smeagol8
Drunk driving actually gets a bad rap. You've got people that are 'blotto' and people that have .08 blood alcohol. Both are technically 'drunk drivers', but .08 people are in better shape than anyone on a cel phone. What should be deemed 'attempted murder' is running a red light.


sheerugg
Drunk driving should automatically be attempted murder only as much as teenage boys going on dates should be guilty of attempted rape.

Yeah, it's possible. But really?


UCANTCME
Both yes and no and the main thing that should be looked at would be the person that is caught for drunk driving and then it can be decided.....





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