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Originally Posted by aslan
totally have to disagree with your first statement..by your logic,,you get in a car accident and kill someone in the other car,,,oooops it's an accident so you should get off with a slap on the wrist..JMO,,if you are taking taking the responsibility of another in your hands, then YES you are responsible for the results. If you kill someone with your car through negligence then yes you should be charged, just as this woman/young adult had the responsibility of looking after her helpless child..
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The difference being a person having control over the car, and therefore having a physical hand in causing death, but in this situation, the mother was not present during the killing.
  BTW, many of those who have caused death with their vehicle do get off, it seems to be an acceptable cause of killing people  , especially cyclists.
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