Miguelito wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 10:17 am
She’s a 16 year old girl that made a careless mistake. I don’t think this event should define her life, and I don’t think throwing her away until she’s 18 serves a positive purpose anyways.
Criminal justice should serve three purposes: 1) punish the guilty, of course; 2) rehabilitate the guilty; and 3) deter others.
I think that this experience will teach her that there are consequences, that she’s not immune to those, and hopefully it will affect her future actions - at the same time showing her peers that they too would not be above the law.
It was vehicular manslaughter and she’s a minor. I think this is an appropriate punishment given the circumstances. And, it’s a lot longer than Caitlyn Jenner served in the U.S.
Quite the shocking comment, especially in the context of the KoW where those with $$$$ simply buy themselves the result they want to have when in legal trouble.
As already pointed out, it was more than "a[/one] careless mistake".
I'd like to see her driving privileges suspended for a considerable length of time - years we're talking. That would be the only sentence that would provide her with any lasting reminder that risking manslaughter will have consequences.
Me, the cynic, says she learned that the money her family has protects her from such inconveniences and that's about it.
The C. Jenner case was just as flawed as this one is (her fame helping her get a lighter sentence than any Jane Doe would have received; the victim's children dropping their charges also helped a lot, of course). In addition, the verdict there was that "...Jenner was complying with the speed limit but moving too fast for the road conditions that day.", so hardly comparable to this one. In any case, two wrongs don't make a right.