On 16 Mar 2005 07:00:18 -0800, "Maggie" wrote:


http://www.timesunion.com/aspstories...StoryID=342295


What are we supposed to say about this article? In your opinion what
type of sentence should the 18 year old receive? We just had an
incident in our town where a young man ran down another young man while
recklessly speeding. One boy is dead and one boy's life is ruined
forever. They were friends. They were fooling around, it turned tragic.
Both the parents of the victim and the parents of the boy charged with
the crime are grieving. My son knew both of them.

In my opinion both lost their "children" forever. One buried, one now
in jail. If he serves one year or 100 years, he has to remember the
night he killed his friend. Both so young. They were friends, they
were acting like fools, in one moment so many people suffered. This was
not malicious intent. It was stupidity that leaves a legacy of pain for
all involved.

What should happen to the 18 year old that would make anything right
again for anyone? What should be his punishment?
Maggie

Same punishment as for involuntary manslaughter. Why is there a separate
category called 'vehicular manslaughter' - it's as though the car is taking
some of the blame.

What gets me is this sentence:

"We held Mr. Paniccia accountable for his criminal conduct,"
Murphy said.snip The conviction sends a message that
drivers must obey the speed limit, he said.

Obey the speed limit? Huh? Obey the -speed limit-??

What about sending a message it's not ok to kill someone?

The time for mercy for these criminals is over. We need to start making
examples of them.

jj