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Just like the HIV thread a couple of weeks ago. Did the operator of the motor vehicle INTEND to kill somebody when behind the wheel impaired? If not, no first degree

Wrightmommy:

I agree, if you willing get behind the wheel knowing that your judgment is impaired, then it should be considered first-degree murder, not vehicular homicide. No one can get me to believe that they do not know when they had too much to drink and can consciously get behind the wheel not knowing the consequences of their actions, this is preposterous. In regards to the HIV thread a few weeks ago, this person knowingly had the disease and chose not to tell as well as had unprotected sex, this too should be considered first-degree murder.

all i can say is if you're going to drink have a desicnated driver that wont drink 2 drive you home dont be stupid its not like it makes you seem uncool it acualy makes you seem very cool
DONT DRIVE DRUNK!!!!!!!

My thing is that if you drink and drive you shouldn't put others at risk you could kill somebody.I'm glad that if you are caught that you do go to jail and they should before they danger someone else life

The intent is not there. Simple as that. Even though you know you can kill someone while drunk, that's not the intentions. If you read up on the different charges, it makes sense. It might not be morally right but it makes sense. The same thing if you were speeding and wasn't drinking and killed someone. The intent to kill someone is not there. I am excluding the cases that people are intending to kill someone with their car.

That proves intent to you but not the courts. Yes they intentionally got behind the wheel but they do not intentionally have the thought of killing someone even though they know the possibility. The intent could be to get to their designated place. You can't make your case base on a possibility because a drunk driver has many possibilites. It is a possibility that they can get home safely. It is a possibility that they could kill theirself. It's too many possibilites, therefore, the law can't go by that. So what was the drivers intentions, I bet it wasn't planned in their head to kill someone. See, these type of cases are not good for a jury because people make their own laws up based on their own beliefs regardless of what the law states.

Hey BWVictim:

Would the 30 days replace a life in the event that the accident was to take one, I would think not, however, I too agree that the laws in this country should change regarding drinking and driving. I would like to see stiffer penalties, not just a license suspension, which is not enough to deter acts such as these, because drunks will continue to drive with or without a license.