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Sheriff's investigators to recommend manslaughter charge for Caitlyn Jenner
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UnforgivenTwin
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Good.
John Kowalski
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Sheriffs still exist?
Marion Cobretti
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That one dude on John Oliver Bail episode....
"Goodbye $100k"
"Goodbye $100k"
John Kowalski
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Sorry, fixed the apostrophe.
The Lamonster
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context for those that don't follow celebrities?
what fatal crash?
what fatal crash?
Entire accident is literally outlined in the OP
LyleLanley
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To be fair I updated the OP when I saw a link to that article.
What world have you been living in where there aren't any sheriffs?
Rockandrollclown
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While on one hand I am glad something is happening, this doesn't really seem like enough for killing someone to me.
On the off chance that you're being serious, a sheriff is typically the head law enforcement official in a county or county-equivalent in the United States. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country.
balladofwindfishes
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It wasn't when he posted. I was wondering the same thing he was.
RumblingRosco
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I'm not sure any jail/prison time makes sense for an accidental death like this, but a life-time ban on using your license seems appropriate at the minimum.
The Lamonster
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SuperEpicMan
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I wasn't aware she was involved in a severe car crash, so for a moment I thought it was going to be about some idiot sheriff comparing her gender reassignment to manslaughter or something.
entremet
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I'm no lawyer, but is that possible lol.
Rockandrollclown
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yeah, for whatever reason I was under the impression that this was cell phone related, but I see the article says thats not the case.
Yes, vehicular manslaughter can be a misdemeanor in California.
David Incorporated Esq.
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"Oops I'm bad at driving" is a pretty shitty reason to charge someone with felony manslaughter (Yeah I see it's misdemeanor manslaughter, good). I say it again and again, but driver training in America sucks dick so we can't act all surprised and outraged when someone does something stupid and ends up killing people.
bangbang i'm a timpani
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so if she is convicted they send her to an all female jail?
Wasn't she on the phone when this happen"?
David Incorporated Esq.
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My coworker's daughter is a warden of a jail and he's said before that they have separate holding for transgendered people. I'm sure this varies by state, facility and judge, though.
I'm not familiar with the case, but let's not act like driver education is to the point where society has firmly grasped the risks of using a phone while driving. Certainly not enough to warrant felony charges for doing it.
ElectricBlanketFire
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She was on her phone.
excelsiorlef
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Last I had heard they explicitly said she hadn't been on her phone, unless new info came out.
David Incorporated Esq.
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Every crash (not accident) is caused by someone fucking up and doing something wrong. Is cellphone use significantly more dangerous? Yeah. Do I feel that it justifies otherwise normal people who don't fully grasp its risks going to jail? No, that's fucking ludicrous.
Jail is for people who are dangerous to others. Fine, revocation of their license and a requirement for extensive education is appropriate, not jail time.
Transgender prisoners are assigned to a male or female prison according to their birth-assigned gender
PhoenixDark
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You can't be serious.
adamsappel
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Good, I was worried she'd face no charges.
notworksafe
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No chance at jail time. Probably a minimal fine. Sad.
Do you think drunk drivers who kill people should never serve jail time?
David Incorporated Esq.
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I'm 100% serious. People know drunk driving is dangerous and react to others doing it. How many people do you see driving down the road on their cellphone? Do police pull them over? How often do passengers speak up when the driver answers a call, or uses a phone to text?
The level of awareness right now is "Well I know I shouldn't, but I'm a safe driver I'll be okay." Until that changes you can't just slap people with 10-20 year prison sentences for phone use leading to an accident. What good does that do for anyone?
ElectricBlanketFire
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Like people who kill other people because they were looking at their phone while driving?
David Incorporated Esq.
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Oh wow that's the first time I've heard that argument great point.
Let's say you answer your phone while driving, and as a result kill a person crossing a crosswalk. What is the likelihood you answer the phone again while driving? Oh and by the way you won't have a license for two years. Are you such a dangerous person that you can't be allowed to walk the streets?
How about we actually train people to drive before issuing licenses before we get all upset when somebody does something they shouldn't. Right now driver education in America is "Here, read this rule book and take this joke of a test. Great job here's a license, but remember: you're completely responsible for knowing all the laws we never discussed. Anyway, have fun!"
they don't slap people with 10-20 year prison sentences for phone use leading to an accident.
they slap people with 10-20 year prison sentences for phone use leading to a fatal car crash.
David Incorporated Esq.
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And the world is a better place as a result, right?
This some unfiltered bullshit.
This wasn't an innocent fender bender that resulted in minor bruising.
A person died because of Caitlyn Jenner. She needs to be held accountable and responsible for that.
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