is this really fair?

I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
accident.




http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi...ef=mpstoryview


Brandy won't be charged in fatal crash


LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Los Angeles city attorney's office
said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006
freeway crash.

Brandy was involved in a fatal accident in December 2006.

Spokesman Nick Velasquez said there is "insufficient evidence" for a
jury to find the 28-year-old actress-singer guilty of misdemeanor
vehicular manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt.

The decision runs counter to a recommendation from the California
Highway Patrol that Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, be
charged in the December 30, 2006, crash.

Brandy was driving on a Los Angeles freeway when traffic slowed and
her Land Rover smashed into the back of a Honda.

That car was involved in several other collisions. The driver, 38-year-
old Awatef Aboudihaj, died in the accident

dacconverter wrote:

> I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
> accident.

That's why they're called accidents rather than murders.

Graham

On Dec 29, 10:10*am, Eeyore >
wrote:
> dacconverter wrote:
> > I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
> > accident.
>
> That's why they're called accidents rather than murders.
>
> Graham


Studies have shown that motorists driving larger, expensive cars tend
to be less careful when driving. When you have the mentality that you
feel more protected, you're more willing to toss the dice.

Brandy was doing just that. And it has been said that she was text-
message on her cell before she rear-ended the poor sap.

dacconverter wrote:
>
>
>I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
>accident.

It really depends on the circumstances, although if your a senator
from massachusetts, you can get away with murder scott-free.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...nBPW5reS5tTmHA

Former Yankees hero charged with manslaughter
16 hours ago

MIAMI (AFP) — Jim Leyritz, a 10-year Major League Baseball veteran who
sparked the New York Yankees to a 1996 World Series victory, faces
manslaughter driving while intoxicated charges after a fatal crash
Friday.

Former major league catcher Leyritz, who turned 44 on Thursday, posted
11,000 dollars bond and was released from jail after being arrested
following the early morning incident in a bar district at nearby Fort
Lauderdale.

The Miami Herald and Miami TV stations reported that Leyritz refused a
drunk driving test and that a passenger in the car struck by Leyritz's
vehicle, a 30-year-old woman, was knocked out of the car and died at
the scene.

"Officers on scene observed Leyritz to have red, watery eyes, a
flushed face and an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his
person," Fort Lauderdale police detective Kathy Collins said.

Leyritz, who also faces a property damage charge, faces up to 15 years
in prison and a 10,000-dollar fine if convicted of vehicular homicide,
a second degree felony in Florida. He would also lose his driver's
license for life.

Leyritz played for the Yankees, Anaheim, Boston, San Diego and Los
Angeles in his decade among baseball's elite, his most celebrated
moment coming in 1996 when he smashed a three-run home run off Atlanta
relief pitcher Mark Wohlers in game four of the World Series.

The Yankees lost the first two games of that Series but after
Leyritz's homer managed to level the best-of-seven showdown with a
game-four triumph and went on to capture the crown in six games.

He has since worked as a television commentator.

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Half drunk is a waste of money.

dacconverter wrote:
>
>Brandy was doing just that. And it has been said that she was text-
>message on her cell before she rear-ended the poor sap.

I have a feeling she's going to get her clock cleaned in those
wrongful death suits. I'm certain the attorneys for the family are
going to have a field day with her texting and driving, and hopefully
that will be a wake up call to the rest of the population.

But, they're americans, which means the majority won't learn.


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Half drunk is a waste of money.

dacconverter:
> I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
> accident.
>
>
>
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi...ef=mpstoryview
>
>
> Brandy won't be charged in fatal crash

<< snip article >>

That's why they are called accidents. Right, Sen. Kennedy?

Though, by the time the lawyers get through with, "Brandy," or whatever
the hell her name is, she won't have a pot to **** in which might be a
worse punishment.

--
"Do we operate under a system of equal justice
under law? Or is there one system for the average
citizen and another for the high and mighty?"
--Senator Ted Kennedy

On Dec 29, 1:04 am, dacconverter > wrote:
> I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
> accident.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi...lcrash.ap/inde...
>
> Brandy won't be charged in fatal crash
>
> LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Los Angeles city attorney's office
> said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006
> freeway crash.
>
> Brandy was involved in a fatal accident in December 2006.
>
> Spokesman Nick Velasquez said there is "insufficient evidence" for a
> jury to find the 28-year-old actress-singer guilty of misdemeanor
> vehicular manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt.
>

How can manslaughter ever be a misdemeanor anyway??

necromancer wrote:
> dacconverter:
>> I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
>> accident.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi...ef=mpstoryview
>>
>>
>> Brandy won't be charged in fatal crash
>
><< snip article >>
>
>That's why they are called accidents. Right, Sen. Kennedy?
>
>Though, by the time the lawyers get through with, "Brandy," or whatever
>the hell her name is, she won't have a pot to **** in which might be a
>worse punishment.

I dunno; I still think both OJ and MJ should be incarcerated.


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Half drunk is a waste of money.

Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
>On Dec 29, 1:04 am, dacconverter > wrote:
>> I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
>> accident.
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi...lcrash.ap/inde...
>>
>> Brandy won't be charged in fatal crash
>>
>> LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Los Angeles city attorney's office
>> said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006
>> freeway crash.
>>
>> Brandy was involved in a fatal accident in December 2006.
>>
>> Spokesman Nick Velasquez said there is "insufficient evidence" for a
>> jury to find the 28-year-old actress-singer guilty of misdemeanor
>> vehicular manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt.
>>
>
>How can manslaughter ever be a misdemeanor anyway??

I *believe* that legislation was sponsored by the dishonorable Ted
Kennedy.


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"Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?" ~ Senator Ted Kennedy, 1973

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When asked if Sentator Kennedy would consider a Presidential Nomination for the next election, Ted responded by stating "I'll drive off that bridge when I come to it."

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Kennedy to Search Iraqi Rivers for WMD
by Scott Ott

(2003-01-21) -- Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy, D-MA, offered to help the U.N. weapons inspectors by personally searching the bottoms of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for canisters of gas or biological agents.

The Senator, who had some experience diving on a submerged metal object in 1969, said, "Each citizen must do what he can to support the effort to disarm Saddam. I'm going to see if I can get to the bottom of this thing...as it were. I'm hoping to come up with something...uh...again, as it were."

Sen. Kennedy declined to discuss the specifics of his previous diving experience.

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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana --- Ted Kennedy announced today that he will lead a team of SCUBA divers to search for any survivors who might be left from the Katrina aftermath.
"I have unique experience in this area," said Kennedy. "We will try and try to dive down and find survivors beneath the flood waters. We will do everything possible. We cannot fail. We must not."
A reporter mentioned to Kennedy that surely there would be no survivors under the flood waters at this point in time. "It wasn't safe," said Kennedy. "How could we dive to find survivors when it wasn't safe? The important thing is that I tried. I did everything I could to dive down and find survivors."

dacconverter wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> > dacconverter wrote:
>
> > > I never knew that you don't get jail time for killing someone in an
> > > accident.
> >
> > That's why they're called accidents rather than murders.
>
> Studies have shown that motorists driving larger, expensive cars tend
> to be less careful when driving. When you have the mentality that you
> feel more protected, you're more willing to toss the dice.

News to me. The most careless drivers on the roads are typically young
males (testosterone and all that). Next after them are the owners of
'beaters' who have little to lose financially in the event of a crash.

Fot the most part anyone who can afford an expensive car tends to drive it
with a view to avoiding accidents but even so, certain brands seem to
attract pushy, risk-taking drivers, notably BMW in the UK.


> Brandy was doing just that. And it has been said that she was text-
> message on her cell before she rear-ended the poor sap.

That would certainly (if a provable fact) count very much against anyone in
such a case in the UK as the charge would likely become death by dangerous
driving.

Graham