Faun
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- Nov 14, 2011
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Why would anyone assume his brakes failed? I would expect a driver would shift their car into park if heading uncontrollably for 2 blocks towards a crowd of people.That's debatable. For all the crowd knew, his brakes failed. Hence no "attempt to stop."was trying to kill them.And as I said before, the two (driver's actions and crowd's actions) are not comparable.One is either reflex action or a conscious decision to escape an imminent threat. The other is not.
I've said before, if this was a reflex action, it is still a crime, but at least somewhat understandable. A conscious decision to drive into a crowd of pedestrians is pretty much inexcusable IMO.![]()
That he made no attempt to stop his vehicle, or honk his horn as a warning he was approaching uncontrollably, convinces me the crowd reacted appropriately.