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absolved lemon
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stolen car/ drink driving/ without due care/banned. yes all these should carry a life sentance but accidents do happen, such as kids running out into traffic. the driver has a life sentace living with that |
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sway_ii
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Only if they are drunk. Accidents do happen, if they are being responsible and driving sober and have an accident i think living with that happened would be bad enough, but if they are being irresponsible and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, then yes they should. |
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derek
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it really depends on the situation if its death by dangerous driving then yes |
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Damo P
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It is not a yes or no answer. If the person was driving while intoxicated maybe. But, for a regular accident it is hard to say. |
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jamie
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I think it depends.... If the driver is high on drugs and runs down a little old lady who is legally crossing the street at a stop light - then Yes. However, if your mother accidentally doesn't look at her blind spot and changes lanes, thus forcing a motorcycle to lose control resulting in his/her death - then No. There are too many degrees and dependent factors to take into account to make a sweeping statement like that. |
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Schmickrod
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I would say only if the driver was being negligent. Sometimes accidents do happen and that level of punishment would be too extreme. |
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emma n
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if it was there fault the accident happened yes |
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§ gαввαηα §
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yes they should |
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CJ
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it depends.
if the driver was drunk then absolutely |
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Jonathan
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Depends if they went out purposefully to kill someone using their car. People who kill pedestrians or other drivers through wreckless driving should just be banned from driving for life, and given a hefty fine. They're certainly not going to do it again (unless they drive illegally, then put them in prison for a long time). |
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Jinx U
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It sounds to me like you're asking for an absolute. Justice and absolutes don't mix well because there are always situations that fall outside the spirit of the law.
For example, under your proposal, a habitual drunk driver who hits and kills a child riding a bike goes to jail. But so does the mother who accidentally backs over a child in the driveway. The mother will never, ever in a million years forgive herself - it's a parent's worst nightmare...a true accident. Should that parent REALLY be treated the same way as the drunk? Personally, I don't think so. |
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snoweagleltd
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If they were not the cause of the accident, no. If it was something that was unavoidable, no. If they were drunk, or wasted, or willfully endangering, yes. |
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Captain Tandy
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Yes, without doubt. |
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jim
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Depends. If they're drunk or impaired in some way when it happens yes. But if it's an accident, and they're not impaired, no. Because it wasn't pre-meditated, they didn't intend to kill someone. |
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Keira
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Yes that would make people drive more carefully. |
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RedCloud_1998
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Yes, but it doesn't work like that ..... |
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ριηкι
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If it was dangerous,talking on mobiles,speeding, joyriding or drink driving then ...yes
All of these above that have caused an accident ,the drivers get off too lightly - that's the good ole British justice system for ya !!! |
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depends on the facts...........a tru accident? or intentional (ie accident happens due to the felon/drunk trying to flee?) |
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dotty
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Yes if it's their fault |
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Frodette Baggins
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First of all, do you not think that it depends on the situation? Sometimes, I am afraid, a driver, by accident, may kill someone else in a RTA, but it isn't necessarily his (or her) fault.
It is not my intention to upset people here, but I have already seen at least one answer that includes 'drink driving' Okay that is bad and I am not going to say that it is right - but there are often questions that are against and speed cameras. Have you seen the TV ad with the little child in the road?
Hit me at 40 and I will die. Hit me at 30 and the chances are that I will survive.
I know someone that hit a deer at about 60mph. Killed the deer and messed up the front end of the car quite a bit - and that person thought that it was okay. Still speeds and won't change their mind. They can't even visualise that it might have been a human being!
So, if you speed, please, slow down. |
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Dawny
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morally yes, but the legal system has a major problem with sentencing people to life. its extreemly impractical. i know that sounds crap, and it is, and these people really deserve life, but..... and this is a big but.... what the hell do you do with them once they are in? where is their incentive to behave? and are you happy to pay through your taxes to keep them in indefinatly? already the prisons are full.
its poo, but this is life |
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button mushroom
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certainly if they were drunk, joy riding, didn't have insurance or if the car was not road worthy. |
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mizangeleyes
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YES!!!! support the demi-leigh campaign, write 2 parliament supporting the potition and it will help change the law so that drivers are convicted of death by DANGEROUS driving more easily and carry a much more harsh sentence, at the moment most drivers who have killed a child get convicted of CARELESS driving and get just a fine and a ban. that's not justice. |
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Brandy S
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I think it depends on the situation. My friend passed someone in a no passing zone. He had a head-on wreck and killed a guy. He was sentenced to 19 years with out parole. If your being cautious and doing a good job, then no it was an accident. If your just driving fast, drunk, high, or impaired at the moment then its your fault and you should go to jail. |
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Screaming Eagle
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Absolutely not. That would give the same life sentence to a first degree murderer and a traffic accident death?
We all make mistakes. We all have accidents. What if the brakes fail in your car, or the steering arm? What if you sneeze, and that causes the accident?
This is why we have judges and juries. They can use intelligence to affix blame, and to have mercy when it is called for. |
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iknowtruthismine
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Only if they are drunk, drugged up, or are religious. |
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Catherine C
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Yes they should. One knocked a 18 month girl over when she was in her buggy where i live, he had no licence or insurance and got only 3 years, the system is a joke. |
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90210 aka Hummer Lover
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No. I think they should have tougher sentences although that wont happen cos the prisons are full. If its just an accident ( I know someone does something to cause an accident but accidents do happen) then no but if it is a drug/ drink driver or car thief then much longer sentences are needed. The only life sentence for killing with a car is if it is murder and the car was the weapon. |
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