[Brenda]

andyt andyt:

Yep, charge him with that (not that I agree with the law). But they're also charging him with manslaughter. My heart doesn't bleed for him, i just think the law is out of whack here.

When you kill someone while you are driving drunk, are you charged with drunk driving or manslaughter?

[andyt]

Brenda Brenda:

andyt andyt:

Yep, charge him with that (not that I agree with the law). But they're also charging him with manslaughter. My heart doesn't bleed for him, i just think the law is out of whack here.

When you kill someone while you are driving drunk, are you charged with drunk driving or manslaughter?

Actually they are separate charges. You can be charged with criminal negligence causing death even if you're not drunk. This brings us back to why charge this guy, but not all the suppliers of legal drugs if somebody overdoses?

[andyt]

Here, there won't be any charges in Derek Boogard's case:

$1:

The cause of death was unknown until an autopsy could be completed. Today, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled that Boogaard's death was accidental and due to the mixing alcohol and oxycodone.
Oxycodone is a painkiller typically prescribed to treat severe pain. It can be addictive and like many drugs, can prove fatal if mixed with alcohol.

[Brenda]

andyt andyt:

Brenda Brenda:

andyt andyt:

Yep, charge him with that (not that I agree with the law). But they're also charging him with manslaughter. My heart doesn't bleed for him, i just think the law is out of whack here.

When you kill someone while you are driving drunk, are you charged with drunk driving or manslaughter?

Actually they are separate charges. You can be charged with criminal negligence causing death even if you're not drunk. This brings us back to why charge this guy, but not all the suppliers of legal drugs if somebody overdoses?

That's not my question.
And, are you suggesting we should all go without medication while we need it? Because that is what will happen when you put the blame of over-medicating on the pharmacist or doctor. Personal responsibility.

I for one, will never be charged with drunk driving. That is MY choice, and MY responsibility. I will also never be prescribed drugs with which I am not allowed to drive, or when I have to, will not be driving. Personal responsibility. Just like suicide. Personal choice.

[Brenda]

andyt andyt:

Here, there won't be any charges in Derek Boogard's case:

$1:

The cause of death was unknown until an autopsy could be completed. Today, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled that Boogaard's death was accidental and due to the mixing alcohol and oxycodone.
Oxycodone is a painkiller typically prescribed to treat severe pain. It can be addictive and like many drugs, can prove fatal if mixed with alcohol.

And why should there be?
Because this person didn't read the label? Because he didn't care? Because he used two legal substances that he shouldn't be using at the same time?

You know you can also choke on your steak, right? Sue the cow??

[andyt]

Personal responsibility. What I'm talking about too. It was her responsibility not to overdose. If they could show that he purposely gave her an overdose, that's a different matter, but I'm sure it was just that she had a stronger than usual reaction to the drugs. As happens, both legally and illegally. I'm not sure he could have reasonably foreseen that she would die, since my guess is that he's given that dose to many others who had a good time.

[Brenda]

andyt andyt:

Personal responsibility. What I'm talking about too. It was her responsibility not to overdose. If they could show that he purposely gave her an overdose, that's a different matter, but I'm sure it was just that she had a stronger than usual reaction to the drugs. As happens, both legally and illegally. I'm not sure he could have reasonably foreseen that she would die, since my guess is that he's given that dose to many others who had a good time.

I agree. He should have been charged with illegal substance- whatever. Maybe that would hold. My guess is this guy will walk.

[Curtman]

$1:

A court-ordered ban prevents specific evidence from being published.

This makes it pointless to speculate how she wound up in his apartment taking morphine.

$1:

Neighbours told the Free Press at the time Haas was outgoing, often sitting in his sixth-floor suite with the door open and traffic coming in and out day and night.
Haas has no prior criminal record. None of the allegations have been proven and he is presumed innocent.

I'm glad he's off the street without someone's dad executing him and painting crosses in blood on his forehead.