Fuck Cars @lemmy.world platypuspup @mander.xyz 11 mo. ago

How did they choose to book this guy for a DUI and not assault with a deadly weapon or attempted murder?

www.kron4.com Man asleep at intersection arrested for DUI, hit-and-run

(KRON) — South San Francisco police arrested a man for driving under the influence after the man was allegedly seen asleep behind the wheel of his car at the intersection of Airport Boulevard…

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One of their buddies?

The pictures provide a, er, sobering reminder of how much damage one person can do with a car, yet we just let those things on our city streets somehow.
Because of the car companies lobbying that made the USA car brained
Because it’s not assault or attempted murder. It’s DUI.
- Did you read the article? He woke up and purposely drove into the officers vehicles. This wasn't an accident.
  
  Being drunk and getting behind the wheel is not an accident. They chose to become drunk. They chose to get into their vehicle.
  
  This is similar to calling theft an accident just because you got caught.
  
  No, we really do need to make some allowance for normal human reactions. They said he was asleep so they boxed him in, then he woke up and shit happened. Depending on the details, this could be a normal panic response, not intentional
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