tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post8043016896548661973..comments2023-12-30T23:01:56.043-08:00Comments on Safe Streets Northridge: Why I support the Life Before License Campaign - a personal storySafe Streets Northridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101253359844352877noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-8032496254995800432011-05-06T18:55:46.615-07:002011-05-06T18:55:46.615-07:00Absolutely in favor of this. A friend of mine was ...Absolutely in favor of this. A friend of mine was hit by a drunk driver who was intentionally aiming for him. The police did as close to nothing as would be presentable. The driver and his friends peeled out from the scene laughing at my friend's crumpled figure and got off scott free. But there were videos, anonymous tips, and plenty of fingers pointing toward the assailant. When questioned, he denied that he did it (shocking, right?). The police did not pursue it. Personally, I think he should have faced an attempted vehicular manslaughter trial at the least. Failing that, he should absolutely not be allowed to drive.<br />Another friend was hit just over a year ago. She is still recovering. The driver is still at large.bawbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007308381450058492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-66483911016256035862011-05-05T15:57:58.375-07:002011-05-05T15:57:58.375-07:00Four people die of hit and run collisions in the U...Four people die of hit and run collisions in the USA each day. I have great empathy for the author and for this issue, please don't let me distract from that too much. <br /><br />But I would like to assert that often times - even when people are stone cold sober, and remain at the scene after running someone over - people who kill because they were distracted, or they deferred maintenance, etc. get off scott free. The driver's "get out of jail free" card for vehicular homicide of a cyclist/pedestrian is "I didn't see him". <br /><br />EVERYONE who injures or kills an innocent, regardless of context, should default to losing their license, permanently. Then they can hire a lawyer, and if they can prove to 90% likelihood that the collision was unavoidable, they might get their license back. <br /><br />Driving is a privilege.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-59323468409918349852011-05-05T15:10:27.318-07:002011-05-05T15:10:27.318-07:00also as I understand it.. if you leave the scene o...also as I understand it.. if you leave the scene of an accident, you become automatically at fault under CA law no matter the circumstances.Safe Streets Northridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101253359844352877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-78656476065798195762011-05-05T14:42:08.821-07:002011-05-05T14:42:08.821-07:00as I understand it, the collision itself is not a ...as I understand it, the collision itself is not a crime unless the driver is drunk or it can be shown to be road rage/ intentional / wreckless... the crime occurs when the driver flees the scene... at that point a crime is committed and that is when the license suspension would kick in.Safe Streets Northridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101253359844352877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-49726733056722202152011-05-05T12:58:25.947-07:002011-05-05T12:58:25.947-07:00I agree with those above. 25 yrs. for being knowin...I agree with those above. 25 yrs. for being knowingly negligent behind the wheel of a several thousand pound rapidly moving piece of equipment is lenient. A life taken/ended for 25? That doesn't even begin to touch the loss to a child, spouse, parent, sibling....<br />Has human life really become so worthless?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-84976263169485045072011-05-05T12:45:02.451-07:002011-05-05T12:45:02.451-07:00Life Before License specifically addresses the are...Life Before License specifically addresses the area of License suspension. It doesn't replace or take away from laws already in place that punish drivers caught for leaving the scene. as I understand it, A driver who kills someone and leaves is still subject to manslaughter charges. The big issue is that most of the time, a hit and run crime is not subject to license suspension. Just think. A person who runs someone over and leaves them for dead can get through the court system, be punished (lightly) and be driving the entire time. That is scary.Safe Streets Northridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101253359844352877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-17290208886933791752011-05-05T08:43:27.819-07:002011-05-05T08:43:27.819-07:00I don't think a hit and run can be blown out o...I don't think a hit and run can be blown out of proportion. Any individual that is capable of leaving a fellow man to die so as to avoid a dui deserves much worse repercussions than not being able to drive for x amount of yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-74547897265573759942011-05-05T01:21:30.555-07:002011-05-05T01:21:30.555-07:00Death = 25 <- I think even this is lenient
Dis...Death = 25 <- I think even this is lenient<br /><br />Disability = 10<br /><br />Injury = 2 years *simply because victims can even blow things out of proportion...*<br /><br />Property damage = 1 year again, blow things out of proportion<br /><br />My vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141869576631967681.post-4611437619067972622011-05-04T21:40:54.772-07:002011-05-04T21:40:54.772-07:00Death 25, disability 20, injury 15, property damag...Death 25, disability 20, injury 15, property damage 12, Dui is no joke for those who commute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com